Elbow joint

1. GROSS SPOTTING OF ELBOW
JOINT, WRIST, CARPAL BONES,
ANASTAMOSIS AROUND ELBOW
JOINT
By:
Dr. Hiba
Dr. Samra

2. Elbow Joint –
Anterior view
Annular Ligament
Lateral(radial
collateral ligament)
Biceps Brachii
Insertion
Medial (ulnar) Collateral
ligament
Capsule
Oblique Cord
Humerus
Ulna
Radius

3. Elbow Joint –
Posterior View
Capsule

6. ARTERIAL ANASTAMOSIS
AROUND ELBOW JOINT

7. Anastamosis around Medial Epicondyle
• 1. Front of Medial
Epicondyle
Between Inferior Ulnar
Collateral Artery(branch
of Brachial Artery) and
Anterior Recurrent
artery(branch of Ulnar
Artery)
Brachial
Artery
Inferior Ulnar
Collateral Artery
Ulnar Artery
Anterior
Recurrent Artery
Profunda
Brachii
Artery

8. • 2. Behind Medial
Epicondyle
Between Superior
Ulnar Collateral
Artery (Branch of
brachial artery) and
Posterior Recurrent
Artery (Branch of
Ulnar Artery), Also
anastomose with
Inferior Ulnar
Collateral Artery
Brachial Artery
Ulnar artery
Posterior Recurrent
artery
Superior Ulnar
Collateral Artery
Inferior Ulnar Collateral Artery

11. Anastomosis Around Lateral Epicondyle
1. In Front of Lateral
Epicondyle
Between Anterior
Descending Branch of
Profunda Brachii
Artery(branch of
Brachial Artery) and
Radial Recurrent
Artery (branch of
Radial Artery)
Anterior Descending
branch of Profunda
Brachii Artery
Radial Recurrent Artery
Radial Artery

12. 2. Behind Lateral
Epicondyle
Between Posterior
Descending Branch
of Profunda Brachii
Artery and
Interosseous
Recurrent Artery
from the Posterior
Interosseous Artery(
branch of Common
Interosseous Artery)
Profunda
Brachii Artery
Posterior
Descending
Branch of
Profunda Brachii
Artery
Interosseous
Recurrent Artery
Posterior
Interosseous Artery

14. CARPAL BONES
1ST METACARPAL
Scaphoid
Lunate Triquetral
Pisiform
PROXIMAL ROW
She – Scaphoid
Looks – Lunate
Too – Triquetral
Pretty - Pisiform
2 3 4
5

15. Trapezium
Trapezoid
Capitate
Hamate
Hook of hamate
1ST METACARPAL
5
2 3 4
DISTAL ROW
Try – Trapezium
To – Trapezoid
Catch – Capitate
Her - Hamate

18. STRUCTURES PASSING THROUGH WRIST
Structures Passing Superficial
to Flexor
Retinaculum:
1. Flexor Carpi Ulnaris Muscle
2. Ulnar Nerve
3. Ulnar Artery
4. Palmar Cutaneous branch
of Ulnar nerve
5. Palmaris Longus
6. Palmar cutaneous branch
of Median Nerve
Flexor Carpi Ulnaris
Ulnar Nerve
Ulnar Artery
Palmaris Longus

19. Structures Passing Deep to
Flexor Retinaculum:
1. Flexor Digitorum
Superficialis and Flexor
Digitorum Profundus
tendons
2. Median Nerve
3. Flexor Pollicis Longus
4. Flexor Carpi Radialis
Flexor Digitorum
Superficialis and
Flexor Digitorum
Profundus
Flexor Pollicis Longus
Flexor Carpi Radialis
Median Nerve