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Is the hand inferior to the wrist?
A more correct term would be that the hand in distal to the wrist.
In what part of the body is the carpal region?
Wrist
What are the bands of connective tissue found at ankle and wrist that help anchor muscle tendons?
what are the connective tissue
What parts of the body tend to get tendonitis?
tendons that commonly become inflamed include: tendons of the hand, tendons of the upper arm that effect the shoulder, Achilles tendon and the tendon that runs across the top of the foot
How do you get a supraspinatus tendon tear?
The supraspinatous is one of the 4 tendons that form the rotator cuff of the shoulder. Full-thickness means the tear is completely through thesupraspinatoustendon. If not full-thickness, it would be categorized as partial.
How do you treat a tear or injury to the extensor reticulum in the wrist?
depends: extend of injury acute / chronic, age of injury, and age of person if this is an acute tear without subluxation or bowstringing of the tendons then you can treat with a splint - wrist will be in neutral position if it's subluxing or bowstringing with extention of the wrist then you can try a splint and if no better then surgically suture the tear and splint. if this goes untreated then you can lose range of motion hope this helps
What is tfcc?
Tfcc is a tear in cartilage disc in your wrist/hand that may need surgery to repair :(
What movements are lost if the tendons at the anterior wrist are cut?
Flexion of the digits and the wrist
The tendon attached to each heel bone is thicker and stronger than those attached to the wrist bone why is this important?
Because this tendon has to articulate the whole mass of the body, whereas in the wrist are several tendons and these only articulate the hand.
How does chemotherapy effect tendons?
I have tenosynovitis of wrist and anterior tibiial muscles
How many bones and tendons are contained in the wrist and hand?
27 bones. Each of the 4 medial fingers (thats any finger other than your thumb) has 3 phallenges, so you would have 12 phallenges. Plus 2 phallenges of the thumb that's 14. We also have 5 metacarpals in each hand. The sum now is 19. With 8 carpals connecting the wrist to the hand we would have 27 bones in our hand and wrist!
How does bowling affect the hand and wrist?
Depending on the weight of the ball, it puts a lot of strain on your joints, tendons and ligaments. It's very common for someone to fracture, dislocate, or sprain their hand/wrist while bowling, but it can be prevented by a proper warmup and conditioning. Bowling can do all the above, but in the same instance it can increase strength in the wrist, forearm, upper body and the legs.
Is the wrist distal or proximal to the hand?
nope. easy way to remember: proximal=proximity, hence closer to the body, and distal=distance, hence further away from the body. so the wrist is distal to the shoulder, and the shoulder is proximal to the wrist. make sense?
What syndrome occurs when that tendons of the wrist become inflammed and swollen?
Carpal Tunnel
What is the code for Triangular Fibrocartilage tear in wrist?
879.8
If a hand were severed while clenching an object would the muscles remain taught?
I have no evidence here, but my guess would be no, because cutting off your hand would sever tendons in your wrist that are used to grip objects in the first place.
Why is an ergonomic mouse important?
Prevents strain on the tendons in the wrist and is more comfotable to use.
