Anatomy of the Upper Limb
Anatomy of the Upper Limb — Expert Atlas
How it begins
Estudio exhaustivo de la osteología, artrología, miología, vascularización e inervación del miembro superior, con correlaciones clínico-quirúrgicas de alta relevancia
What it covers
- Introduction to the Upper Limb
- Osteology of the Upper Limb
- · 1.1 Clavicle
- · 1.2 Scapula
- · 1.3 Humerus
- · 1.4 Ulna (Ulna)
- · 1.5 Radius
- · 1.6 Carpal Bones
- · 1.7 Metacarpals and Phalanges
- Arthrology of the Upper Limb
- · 2.1 Sternoclavicular Joint (SC)
- · 2.2 Acromioclavicular (AC) Joint
- · 2.3 Glenohumeral Joint
- · 2.4 Elbow Joint
- · 2.5 Distal Radioulnar Joint
- · 2.6 Radiocarpal and Midcarpal Joint
- · 2.7 Carpometacarpal, Metacarpophalangeal and Interphalangeal Joints
- Myology of the Upper Limb
- · 3.1 Muscles of the Shoulder Girdle
- · 3.2 Rotator Cuff Muscles
- · 3.3 Arm Muscles
- · 3.4 Forearm Muscles
- · 3.5 Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand
- Vascularization of the Upper Limb
- · 4.1 Subclavian Artery
- · 4.2 Axillary Artery
- · 4.3 Brachial Artery
- · 4.4 Radial and Ulnar Arteries
- · 4.5 Venous Drainage
- · 4.6 Lymphatic Drainage
- Innervation — Brachial Plexus
- · 5.1 Organization of the Brachial Plexus
- · 5.2 Terminal Nerves — Detailed Description
- · 5.3 Dermatomal Maps of the Upper Limb
- Topographic Regions and Anatomical Spaces
- · 6.1 Axillary Fossa (Armpit)
- · 6.2 Quadrilateral Space and Triangular Space
- · 6.3 Antecubital Fossa (Cubital Fossa)
- · 6.4 Carpal Canal
- · 6.5 Guyon's Canal (Ulnar Cell of the Wrist)
- · 6.6 Anatomical Tobacco Pouch
- Integrative Clinical Correlations
- · 7.1 Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TSS / TOS)
- · 7.2 Important Points in Surgical Dissection of the Upper Limb
- · 7.3 Avascular Necrosis of the Scaphoid
- · 7.4 Injury to the Long Thoracic Nerve and Winged Scapula
- · 7.5 Parsonage-Turner Syndrome (Neuralgic Amyotrophy of the Shoulder)
- · 7.6 Integrated Summary — Nerves and Their Characteristic Injuries
- · 7.7 Extensor Expansion of the Fingers — Anatomical Basis of Digital Deformities
- · 7.8 Rotator Cuff Syndrome — Goutallier Classification
- · Final Integrating Principle
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- Subject
- Anatomy
- Category
- Basic Sciences
- Type
- Study Guide
- Sections
- 51
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02