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🦾 UPPER LIMB - FULL COMPLETE REVISION
(যা যা আগে দিইনি, সেসব এখন)
① BONES OF UPPER LIMB
Clavicle
- Most commonly fractured bone in upper limb
- Fracture site: Junction of middle 1/3 and outer 1/3
- Medial fragment: pulled UP by Sternocleidomastoid
- Lateral fragment: pulled DOWN by arm weight
- Subclavian artery + vein lie posterior to it (danger in fracture)
Scapula
- Muscles attached: 17 muscles total
- Supraspinous fossa → Supraspinatus | Infraspinous fossa → Infraspinatus
- Winging of scapula → Serratus anterior paralysis (Long thoracic nerve C5,6,7)
- Coracoid process → Pectoralis minor, Short head of biceps, Coracobrachialis attach here
Humerus
| Part | Structure | Clinical |
|---|
| Surgical neck | Axillary nerve + Posterior circumflex humeral artery | Fracture → Axillary nerve injury |
| Spiral groove | Radial nerve | Fracture → Wrist drop |
| Medial epicondyle | Ulnar nerve (behind it) | Fracture → Claw hand |
| Lateral epicondyle | Common extensor origin | Tennis elbow |
| Supracondylar | Brachial artery + Median nerve | Most common childhood fracture |
Radius & Ulna
- Colles' fracture: Distal radius, fall on outstretched hand, "dinner fork deformity" (dorsal displacement)
- Smith's fracture: Distal radius, fall on flexed wrist, "garden spade deformity" (volar displacement)
- Monteggia fracture: Ulna fracture + Radial head dislocation
- Galeazzi fracture: Radius fracture + Distal radioulnar joint dislocation
- Nightstick fracture: Isolated ulna fracture (direct blow, self-defense)
Carpal Bones (8টা)
মনে রাখ: "Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle"
Scaphoid, Lunate, Triquetrum, Pisiform, Trapezium, Trapezoid, Capitate, Hamate
- Most fractured: Scaphoid (tenderness in anatomical snuffbox)
- Most dislocated: Lunate (can compress median nerve)
- Hamate hook fracture: Causes ulnar nerve injury (Guyon's canal)
② MUSCLES - COMPLETE
Muscles of Shoulder
| Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Nerve | Action |
|---|
| Deltoid | Clavicle + Acromion + Spine of scapula | Deltoid tuberosity | Axillary (C5,6) | Abduction (main), flexion, extension |
| Supraspinatus | Supraspinous fossa | Greater tuberosity | Suprascapular | Initiates abduction (0-15°) |
| Infraspinatus | Infraspinous fossa | Greater tuberosity | Suprascapular | Lateral rotation |
| Teres minor | Lateral border scapula | Greater tuberosity | Axillary | Lateral rotation |
| Subscapularis | Subscapular fossa | Lesser tuberosity | Subscapular | Medial rotation |
| Teres major | Inferior angle scapula | Intertubercular sulcus | Lower subscapular | Adduction + Medial rotation |
Rotator cuff = SITS (Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, Subscapularis)
Muscles of Arm
| Muscle | Nerve | Action |
|---|
| Biceps brachii | Musculocutaneous | Flexion + Supination (main supinator) |
| Brachialis | Musculocutaneous | Flexion (pure flexor) |
| Coracobrachialis | Musculocutaneous | Flexion + Adduction |
| Triceps | Radial | Extension (only extensor of elbow) |
| Brachioradialis | Radial | Flexion in midprone position |
Muscles of Forearm (Anterior = Flexors)
Superficial layer (medial epicondyle):
- Pronator teres, FCR, Palmaris longus, FCU, FDS → all Median nerve EXCEPT FCU (Ulnar)
Deep layer:
- FDP (lateral half = Median, medial half = Ulnar), FPL (Median), Pronator quadratus (Median)
Muscles of Forearm (Posterior = Extensors)
- All supplied by Radial nerve / Posterior interosseous nerve
- ECRL, ECRB, ECU, EDC, EDM, APL, EPB, EPL, EI
③ JOINTS
Shoulder (Glenohumeral) Joint
- Type: Ball and socket - most mobile, LEAST stable
- Stability by: Rotator cuff muscles (not bones/ligaments)
- Weakest point: Inferior (no muscle coverage) → anterior inferior dislocation most common
- Dislocation: Subcoracoid (most common) → axillary nerve at risk
- Frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis): Diabetes + hypothyroidism common cause
- Painful arc: 60-120° abduction = supraspinatus impingement
Sternoclavicular Joint
- Only joint connecting upper limb to axial skeleton
- Type: Saddle joint (acts as ball and socket)
- Disc: Articular disc present
Acromioclavicular Joint
- Type: Plane synovial
- Injury: "Shoulder separation" - fall on shoulder
- Ligament: Coracoclavicular ligament (trapezoid + conoid) - strongest support
Elbow Joint
- Type: Hinge (flexion/extension) + Pivot (pronation/supination)
- Carrying angle: 170° (cubitus valgus) - Greater in females
- Cubitus valgus: Tardy ulnar nerve palsy (years after lateral condyle fracture)
- Cubitus varus: "Gunstock deformity" - after supracondylar fracture malunion
- Tennis elbow: Lateral epicondylitis - ECRB tear - tender at lateral epicondyle
- Golfer's elbow: Medial epicondylitis - tender at medial epicondyle
Wrist (Radiocarpal) Joint
- Type: Ellipsoid (condyloid)
- Bones: Radius + Scaphoid + Lunate (Ulna does NOT articulate - separated by TFCC)
- Movements: Flexion, Extension, Abduction, Adduction, Circumduction (NO rotation)
④ BLOOD SUPPLY - COMPLETE
Subclavian artery
↓
Axillary artery (1st rib to teres major)
Branches: Superior thoracic, Thoracoacromial,
Lateral thoracic, Anterior/Posterior circumflex humeral,
Subscapular (→ Circumflex scapular + Thoracodorsal)
↓
Brachial artery (main artery of arm)
Branch: Deep brachial (profunda brachii) → spiral groove
→ Anastomoses around elbow
↓ (divides at cubital fossa)
Radial artery Ulnar artery
↓ ↓
Deep palmar arch Superficial palmar arch
(mainly radial) (mainly ulnar - DOMINANT)
↓
Digital arteries to all fingers
Allen's test: Check radial + ulnar artery patency before arterial line
⑤ VEINS
| Vein | Course | Clinical |
|---|
| Cephalic vein | Lateral side, anatomical snuffbox → deltopectoral groove → axillary vein | IV cannula site |
| Basilic vein | Medial side → pierces deep fascia mid-arm → axillary vein | PICC line |
| Median cubital vein | Connects cephalic + basilic in cubital fossa | Venepuncture site |
| Axillary vein | Continues as subclavian | Thrombosis → Paget-Schroetter syndrome |
⑥ LYMPHATICS
Axillary Lymph Nodes (5 groups)
মনে রাখ: "PLACE"
Pectoral (anterior) - drains anterior chest wall + breast
Lateral - drains upper limb
Apical - final drainage → subclavian trunk
Central - receives from all others
E (Subscapular/posterior) - drains posterior chest + back
Clinical: Breast cancer spreads first to pectoral nodes, then central, then apical
- Sentinel node biopsy = pectoral node
- Axillary clearance → lymphedema of arm
⑦ SPACES / IMPORTANT REGIONS
Quadrangular Space
- Boundaries: Surgical neck humerus (lateral), Long head triceps (medial), Teres minor (above), Teres major (below)
- Contents: Axillary nerve + Posterior circumflex humeral artery
Triangular Space
- Contents: Circumflex scapular artery
Triangular Interval
- Contents: Radial nerve + Profunda brachii artery
Triangle of Auscultation
- Site to hear breath sounds clearly
- Boundaries: Trapezius, Latissimus dorsi, Medial border of scapula
⑧ DERMATOMES OF UPPER LIMB
C5 = Lateral arm (regimental badge area)
C6 = Lateral forearm + thumb + index finger
C7 = Middle finger
C8 = Ring + Little finger + Medial forearm
T1 = Medial arm
T2 = Medial upper arm (axilla)
⑨ CLINICAL CASES (Exam এ আসে)
| Case | Diagnosis | Nerve | Deformity |
|---|
| Mid-shaft humerus fracture | Radial nerve injury | Radial | Wrist drop |
| Shoulder dislocation | Axillary nerve injury | Axillary | Cannot abduct, badge area numb |
| Supracondylar fracture child | Median + Brachial artery | Median | Ape hand, AIN palsy |
| Medial epicondyle fracture | Ulnar nerve | Ulnar | Claw hand (4,5) |
| Difficult delivery, C5,6 | Erb's palsy | C5,C6 | Waiter's tip |
| Arm pull upward, C8,T1 | Klumpke's palsy | C8,T1 | Claw + Horner's |
| Mastectomy | Long thoracic nerve | C5,6,7 | Winged scapula |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | Median nerve at wrist | Median | Ape hand, Tinel's +ve |
| Cyclist's palsy | Ulnar nerve at hamate | Ulnar | Claw (4,5) |
| Saturday night palsy | Radial in spiral groove | Radial | Wrist drop |
| Lunate dislocation | Median nerve compression | Median | Paresthesia lateral 3½ fingers |
| Tennis elbow | Lateral epicondylitis | - | Tender at lateral epicondyle |
⑩ LAST MINUTE MNEMONICS
| Topic | Mnemonic |
|---|
| Rotator cuff | SITS |
| Carpal bones | Some Lovers Try Positions That They Can't Handle |
| Brachial plexus | Really Tired? Drink Cold Beer |
| Axillary nodes | PLACE |
| Median nerve muscles | LOAF |
| Cubital fossa | Really Big Muscles (Radial, Biceps, Brachial, Median) |
| VAN in costal groove | Vein Artery Nerve (top to bottom) |
| Dermatomes | C5=shoulder, C6=thumb, C7=middle, C8=little |
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