Panaritium

1. The surgical incision for a felon should avoid this sensitive area.
3. The most dangerous type of panaritium due to rapid spread.
6. Kanavel’s sign: the finger is held in this position at rest.
8. An acronym for the sensory organs found deep in the pulp.
9. Pressure here leads to throbbing pain.
11. The primary mechanism of tissue death in a pulp space infection.
14. This mid-palmar space is separated from the thenar space by this septum.
15. The digital nerve and artery run along this aspect of the finger.
19. A fish-mouth incision is generally not used in modern surgery.
22. The space between the skin and the tendon sheath.
24. These lymph nodes are the first to swell in a hand infection.
26. A classic sign of inflammation found in the finger.
28. A localized collection of pus in the skin layers.
29. The ulnar bursa is usually continuous with the synovial sheath of this finger.
30. This fascia is extremely dense in the palm.
31. This type of panaritium resembles a collar button.
32. Crucial ligament that prevents the spread of infection from the finger to the palm.
33. Bacteria most commonly responsible for these infections.
35. The fibrous bands that divide the pulp into tiny compartments.
37. The Horseshoe abscess connects the little finger and which other finger?
38. Surgical approach: the best incision for a felon.
39. Term for the accumulation of pus.

2. Infection of the synovial lining of the tendon.
4. The radial bursa is an extension of the sheath of this muscle.
5. The direction in which a subungual abscess usually point.
7. Type of panaritium involving the nail fold.
10. The common name for the subcutaneous tissue of the finger tip.
12. This structure acts as a bottleneck for infection at the wrist.
13. Kanavel’s sign: pain on passive movement of the finger.
16. The space located on the radial side of the palm.
17. A potential complication where the tendon dies due to lack of blood supply.
18. Pandactylitis involves all layers of the finger.
20. The specific artery that can be occluded by high compartment pressure.
21. The space where a "Deep" panaritium usually resides.
23. An infection under the nail plate.
25. The fibrous tunnel that holds the tendons against the bone.
27. This joint is often involved in a Subarticular panaritium.
28. The name of the space located deep to the flexor tendons in the distal forearm.
34. The proximal limit of the digital synovial sheaths in the palm.
36. The distal phalanx bone often suffers this if a felon is untreated.