MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLLEGE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
REHABILITATION SCIENCES DEPARTMENT

III.FUNCTIONAL MOVEMENT OF THE HAND

A. WRIST JOINTS

  1. extension (0-70°) ECRL, ECRB, ECU
  2. flexion (0-70°) FCU, FCR, PL
  3. radial deviation (0-20°) ECRL, ECRB, FCR
  4. ulnar deviation (0-30°) ECU, FCU

B. METACARPAL PHALANGEAL JOINTS - DIGITS II-V

  1. flexion (0-90°) - lumbricals, interossei
  2. extension (0-15°) - extensor digitorum
  3. abduction - dorsal interossei
  4. adduction - palmar interossei

C. THUMB CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS

  1. opposition - opponens pollicis
  2. flexion - abductor pollicis brevis, flexor pollicis brevis
  3. abduction - AbPL, AbPB
  4. adduction - AdP
  5. extension - EPB

D. THUMB METACARPAL-PHALANGEAL JOINT

  1. flexion (0-50°) FPB
  2. extension - EPB

E. THUMB INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT

  1. flexion (0-60°) - FPL
  2. extension - EPL

F. DIGITS II-V PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT

  1. flexion (0-110°) - FDS
  2. extension - lumbricals, interossei, ED, dorsal hood apparatus, EIP, EDMP

G. DIGITS II-V DISTAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINTS

  1. flexion (0-70°) - FDP
  2. extension - ED, lumbricales, interossei



Innervation, Blood Supply and Tendons of the Wrist and Hand-Muscles of the Hand -The Elbow - Surface Anatomy of the Hand -Skeleton of the Hand - Wrist and Hand Index

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