RT Book, Section
A1 Starkey, Chad
A1 Brown, Sara D.
SR Print(0)
ID 1188377131
T1 Wrist, Hand, and Finger Pathologies
T2 Examination of Orthopedic & Athletic Injuries, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB F. A. Davis Company
PP New York, NY
SN 9780803639188
LK fadavisat.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1188377131
RD 2024/04/18
AB The  shoulder  is  equipped  for  mobility  and  gross  placement  of  the  arm  in  space.  The  elbow  is  equipped  for  stability.  The  wrist,  hand,  and  fingers,  the  final  links  in  the  chain,  are  perfectly  equipped  for  strength  and  precision.  Injury  to  this  area  includes  impairment  of  gross  and  fine  motor  movements.  The  extent  of  an  individual's  participation  restrictions  after  injury  to  these  areas  depends  on  the  nature  of  necessary  tasks  and  whether  or  not  the  dominant  extremity  is  involved.  In  football,  a  hand  injury  that  has  little  consequence  to  a  lineman  could  be  disabling  to  a  quarterback  or  wide  receiver.