what bone or skeletal disorder affect the appendicular skeleton in the upper extremity
Forearm,wrist ,hand disorders
1)kienbocks disease
it is the avascular necrosis of the lunate carpel bone in the wrist due to the impairment in the blood supply
features are softening,hardening,and fragmentation of teh lunate bone
it may lead to osteoarthritis of the wrist joint.
2)Quervains disease
inflammation of the tendon of the adductor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.
3)Trigger fingers
it is due to the tendinovaginitis of the flexor tendons
Most commonly affected in the thumb finger
More common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
4)Dupuytrens contracture
It is due to the contracture of the palmar aponeurosis
Because of this , there will a cord like tendon projecting into the ring and little finger
5)Syndactyly: webbing of the 2 or more finger
6)polydactyly : webbing of more than 5 fingers
7)Mcrodactyly: enlargement of the finger
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