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Hand Overview
Julia R. Crim, MDJeffrey W. Grossman, MD
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TERMINOLOGY

  • Abbreviations

    • Abductor digiti minimi (ADM)
    • Abductor pollicis brevis (APB)
    • Carpometacarpal (CMC)
    • Distal interphalangeal (joint) (DIP)
    • Deep palmar arch (DPA)
    • Extensor digitorum communis (EDC)
    • Extensor pollicis longus (EPL)
    • Extension, extensor (ext.)
    • Flexor digiti minimi (FDM)
    • Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP)
    • Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)
    • Flexion, flexor (flex.)
    • Flexor pollicis brevis (FPB)
    • Flexor pollicis longus (FPL)
    • Interosseus membrane (IOM)
    • Interphalangeal (joint) (IP)
    • Metacarpal (MC)
    • Metacarpophalangeal (joint) (MCP)
    • Opponens digiti minimi (ODM)
    • Opponens pollicis (OP)
    • Phalanx (phal.)
    • Proximal interphalangeal (joint) (PIP)
    • Retinaculum, retinacular (retinac)
    • Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
    • Superficial palmar arch (SPA)
    • Volar plate (VP)
  • Definitions

    • For this text, the hand will be defined as beginning at the carpometacarpal joint
    • In anatomic position, the hand is in supination
    • Radial: Toward radius and synonymous with lateral(ly)
    • Ulnar: Toward ulna and synonymous with medial(ly)
    • Mesial: Toward midline of structure
      • 3rd digit is midline of hand and therefore the most mesial structure
      • 2nd and 4th digits are more mesial than 1st and 5th digits
    • Abduction is motion away from midline of structure
    • Adduction is motion towards midline of structure

OSSEUS ANATOMY

  • Metacarpals

    • Phalanges

      Joints of Hand

      • 1st Carpometacarpal Joint

        • 2nd-5th Carpometacarpal Joints & Intermetacarpal Joints

          • Metacarpophalangeal Joints

            • Interphalangeal Joints

              MUSCLES OF HAND

              • See "Thumb Anatomy" and "Flexor and Extensor Mechanism" Chapters for Full Details of Muscle Function, Attachments, and Innervation

                • Extrinsic Flexors

                  • Intrinsic Flexors

                    • Thenar Muscles

                      • Hypothenar Muscles

                        • Extrinsic Extensors

                          • Intrinsic Extensors

                            • Adductors

                              • Abductors

                                VESSELS OF HAND

                                • Palmar Arches

                                  • Radial Artery: Proximal to Distal

                                    • Ulnar Artery: Proximal to Distal

                                      • Common Palmar Digital Arteries

                                        • Proper Digital Arteries

                                          NERVES OF HAND

                                          • Median Nerve

                                            • Ulnar Nerve

                                              • Radial Nerve

                                                IMAGING MODALITIES

                                                • Radiographs

                                                  • MR

                                                    • Ultrasound

                                                      • CT

                                                        • Angiography

                                                          • Nuclear Medicine

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                                                            TERMINOLOGY

                                                            • Abbreviations

                                                              • Abductor digiti minimi (ADM)
                                                              • Abductor pollicis brevis (APB)
                                                              • Carpometacarpal (CMC)
                                                              • Distal interphalangeal (joint) (DIP)
                                                              • Deep palmar arch (DPA)
                                                              • Extensor digitorum communis (EDC)
                                                              • Extensor pollicis longus (EPL)
                                                              • Extension, extensor (ext.)
                                                              • Flexor digiti minimi (FDM)
                                                              • Flexor digitorum profundus (FDP)
                                                              • Flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS)
                                                              • Flexion, flexor (flex.)
                                                              • Flexor pollicis brevis (FPB)
                                                              • Flexor pollicis longus (FPL)
                                                              • Interosseus membrane (IOM)
                                                              • Interphalangeal (joint) (IP)
                                                              • Metacarpal (MC)
                                                              • Metacarpophalangeal (joint) (MCP)
                                                              • Opponens digiti minimi (ODM)
                                                              • Opponens pollicis (OP)
                                                              • Phalanx (phal.)
                                                              • Proximal interphalangeal (joint) (PIP)
                                                              • Retinaculum, retinacular (retinac)
                                                              • Signal-to-noise ratio (SNR)
                                                              • Superficial palmar arch (SPA)
                                                              • Volar plate (VP)
                                                            • Definitions

                                                              • For this text, the hand will be defined as beginning at the carpometacarpal joint
                                                              • In anatomic position, the hand is in supination
                                                              • Radial: Toward radius and synonymous with lateral(ly)
                                                              • Ulnar: Toward ulna and synonymous with medial(ly)
                                                              • Mesial: Toward midline of structure
                                                                • 3rd digit is midline of hand and therefore the most mesial structure
                                                                • 2nd and 4th digits are more mesial than 1st and 5th digits
                                                              • Abduction is motion away from midline of structure
                                                              • Adduction is motion towards midline of structure

                                                            OSSEUS ANATOMY

                                                            • Metacarpals

                                                              • Phalanges

                                                                Joints of Hand

                                                                • 1st Carpometacarpal Joint

                                                                  • 2nd-5th Carpometacarpal Joints & Intermetacarpal Joints

                                                                    • Metacarpophalangeal Joints

                                                                      • Interphalangeal Joints

                                                                        MUSCLES OF HAND

                                                                        • See "Thumb Anatomy" and "Flexor and Extensor Mechanism" Chapters for Full Details of Muscle Function, Attachments, and Innervation

                                                                          • Extrinsic Flexors

                                                                            • Intrinsic Flexors

                                                                              • Thenar Muscles

                                                                                • Hypothenar Muscles

                                                                                  • Extrinsic Extensors

                                                                                    • Intrinsic Extensors

                                                                                      • Adductors

                                                                                        • Abductors

                                                                                          VESSELS OF HAND

                                                                                          • Palmar Arches

                                                                                            • Radial Artery: Proximal to Distal

                                                                                              • Ulnar Artery: Proximal to Distal

                                                                                                • Common Palmar Digital Arteries

                                                                                                  • Proper Digital Arteries

                                                                                                    NERVES OF HAND

                                                                                                    • Median Nerve

                                                                                                      • Ulnar Nerve

                                                                                                        • Radial Nerve

                                                                                                          IMAGING MODALITIES

                                                                                                          • Radiographs

                                                                                                            • MR

                                                                                                              • Ultrasound

                                                                                                                • CT

                                                                                                                  • Angiography

                                                                                                                    • Nuclear Medicine