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Shoulder and Arm Injuries––Outline

1. Anatomy

2. Biomechanics

  • Muscles and function
  • Defining mobility

3. Injury considerations

  • Mechanism of injury
  • Symptoms/signs
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Rehabilitation
  • Prevention

4. Specific injuries:

a. Shoulder

  • Clavicle fracture
  • A-C joint injury
  • Rotator cuff
  • Tendinitis
  • Bursitis
  • Dislocation

b. Upper arm and elbow

  • Contusion
  • Bursitis
  • Muscle strain
  • Epicondylitis
  • Elbow sprain, dislocation

c. Forearm

  • Fractures
  • Contusions
  • Tenosynovitis of wrist
  • Nerve compression syndromes

d. Hand and wrist

  • Fingertip: contusion, hematoma, nail avulsion, paronychia, felon, mallet finger
  • Proximal finger: hyperextension, dislocation,collateral ligament tears, boutonniere deformity
  • Thumb: ulnar collateral ligament tear
  • Palm and dorsal hand contusion
  • Wrist: navicular fracture
  • Skin wounds


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