Hand & Upper Limb Joints

  1. What is the sole articulation between the upper limb and axial skeleton?

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What is the sternoclavicular joint? What bony features articulate to form this joint? What movements occur here? What ligaments support this joint? Does it contain an articular disc? Does it commonly dislocate?

What is the AC joint? What bony features articulate to form this joint? What movements are
possible here? Does it contain an articular disc? What ligaments support this joint?

What is the Main Shoulder joint?

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Glenhumeral joint: What is the glenohumeral joint? What bony features articulate to form this joint? What movements are possible here? What specializations does this joint contain? What ligaments support this joint?

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  1. In what direction does the shoulder joint most commonly dislocate?

The Elbow Joint

What is the elbow joint? What bony features articulate to form this joint? What movements are
possible here? What ligaments support this joint?

Injuries

  1. In what direction does the elbow most commonly dislocate?
  1. What is epicondylitis? Medial epicondyle apophysitis? Radial head subluxation?
  1. What is the radioulnar joint? What 3 articulations make up this joint? Which of these contains
    an articular disc?

The Wrist Joint

  1. What is the wrist joint? What bony features articulate to form this joint? What ligaments
    support this joint?

Injuries

  1. How does a scaphoid fracture typically occur? What test is performed to check for this? What is avascular necrosis and how is it related
    to this type of fracture?
  1. How does lunate dislocation typically occur? What Nerve is Injured? 🤕
  1. What nerve and artery are most likely affected by a hamate fracture?
  1. What is the carpometacarpal joint? What bones are involved and what ligaments support
    them?
  1. What is the trapezial-metacarpal joint?
  1. What are MP joints?
  1. What are PIP and DIP joints?