Palm
• Skin
• superficial fascia- Palmaris brevis
• Deep fascia
Flexor retinaculum
Palmar aponeurosis
fibrous flexor sheath
• Synovial sheaths of long flexor tendon
Ulnar bursa
Radial bursa
Digital synovial sheath
vincula longa & brevia
• Intrinsic muscles-
• Thenar
• Hypothenar
• Lumbricals
• Interossei
• Arteries of hand
• Superficial palmar arch
• Deep palmar arch
• Nerves
• Fascial spaces of hand
• Pulp spaces of digits
CUTANEOUS NERVE SUPPLY
PALMARIS BREVIS
SUPERFICIAL FASCIA OF PALM
SUPERFICIAL TRANSVERSE METATARSAL LIGAMENT
DEEP FASCIA OF PALM
Flexor retinaculum
• Attachment
• Relations
• Applied-carpal tunnel syndrome
Attachments of Flexor Retinaculum
Relations of Flexor Retinaculum
CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
Cause
• Tenosynovitis of flexor tendons
• Myxedema
• Retention of fluid in pregnancy
• Fracture dislocation of lunate
• osteoarthritis
Features
Sensory
• feeling of burning pain in lateral three and
half digits especially at night
Motor
• weakness of thenar muscles
• ape thumb deformity
• Positive Tinel’s sign and Phalen;s test
PALMAR APONEUROSIS
• Features- apex, base, medial and
lateral border
• Function- improves grip and protects
tendons, nerves & blood vessels
• Applied- Dupuytren’s contracture
DUPUYTRENS CONTRACTURE
FIBROUS FLEXOR SHEATH
Fibrous flexor sheath
TRIGGER FINGER
SYNOVIAL SHEATH OF LONG FLEXOR TENDONS
• Ulnar bursa
• Radial bursa
• Digital synovial sheath
• Functions
Vincula
INTRINSIC MUSCLES OF PALM
1. PALMAR INTEROSSEI
2. DORSAL INTEROSSEI
3. LUMBRICALS
4.THENAR MUSCLES-
• Abductor pollicis brevis
• Flexor pollicis brevis
• Opponens pollicis
• Adductor pollicis
5.HYPOTHENAR MUSCLES-
• Abductor digiti minimi
• Flexor digiti minimi
• Opponens digiti minimi
• Palmaris brevis
INTEROSSEI
LUMBRICALS
INSERTION OF LUMBRICAL AND INTEROSSEI
THENAR MUSCLES- ADDUCTOR POLLICIS
THENAR MUSCLES-
THENAR MUSCLES-
HYPOTHENAR MUSCLES-
THENAR MUSCLES-
• Abductor pollicis brevis
• flexor pollicis brevis
• opponens pollicis
HYPOTHENAR MUSCLES-
• Abductor digiti minimi
• Flexor digiti minimi
• Opponens digiti minimi
• Palmaris brevis
NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS OF
FOREARM AND HAND
NERVES
• ULNAR
• MEDIAN
(ant interosseous)
• RADIAL
(post interosseous)
ARTERY
• BRACHIAL
• ULNAR
(Ant & post interosseous)
• RADIAL
MEDIAN NERVE (5)
MUSCULAR BRANCH
• ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS
• FLEXOR POLLICIS BREVIS
• OPPONENS POLLICS
• 1 &2 LUMBRICALS
CUTANEOUS BRANCH
• 3- PROPER PALMAR DIGITAL NERVE
• 2- COMMON DIGITAL NERVE
ULNAR NERVE (15)
MUSCULAR BRANCH
• ADDUCTOR POLLICS
• HYPOTHENAR MUSCLES
• 3 & 4 LUMBRICALS
• INTEROSSEI
CUTANEOUS BRANCH
• 1- PROPER PALMAR DIGITAL NERVE
• 1- COMMON DIGITAL NERVE
NERVES IN HAND
NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS IN FOREARM
ULNAR
• Muscular
• Ant & post ulnar collateral
• Common interosseous
• Ulnar carpal
• Terminal
RADIAL
• Muscular
• Radial recurrent
• Palmar carpal
• Superficial palmar branch
BLOOD VESSELS IN FOREARM
BLOOD VESSELS IN HAND
PALMAR ARCHES IN HAND
• Superficial
• Common digital
• Proper digital
• Cutaneous
• Deep
• Palmar metacarpal
• Perforating
• Recurrent
DORSUM OF HAND
Skin
Superficial fascia
Deep fascia
Extensor tendons of hand
Dorsal digital expansion
Anatomical snuff box
Arteries
Nerves
CUTANEOUS NERVE
SUPERFICIAL FASCIA
EXTENSOR RETINACULUM
EXTENSOR TENDONS OF DORSUM OF HAND
ANATOMICAL SNUFF-BOX
ANATOMICAL SNUFF-BOX
SENSORY SUPPLY OF BACK OF UPPER LIMB-RADIAL NERVE
SPACES OF HAND
A. PALMAR SPACES
• Midpalmar
• Thenar
• Pulp
B. DORSAL SPACES
• Dorsal subcutaneous
• Dorsal subaponeurotic
C. SPACE OF PARONA
WRIST DROP
HAND MEDIAN NERVE (5)
MUSCULAR BRANCH
• ABDUCTOR POLLICIS BREVIS
• FLEXOR POLLICIS BREVIS
• OPPONENS POLLICS
• 1 &2 LUMBRICALS
CUTANEOUS BRANCH
• 3- PROPER PALMAR DIGITAL NERVE
• 2- COMMON DIGITAL NERVE
ULNAR NERVE (15)
MUSCULAR BRANCH
• ADDUCTOR POLLICIS
• HYPOTHENAR MUSCLES
• 3 & 4 LUMBRICALS
• INTEROSSEI
CUTANEOUS BRANCH
• 1- PROPER PALMAR DIGITAL NERVE
• 1- COMMON DIGITAL NERVE
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