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Spinal Cord Injury by Nerve Root Levels
Spinal Root	Sensory	Motor	Reflex
C4	Acromioclavicular Joint	Respiration	None
C5	Radial Antecubital Fossa	Elbow Flexion	Biceps Reflex
C6	Dorsal Thumb	Wrist Extension	Brachioradialis Reflex
C7	Dorsal
C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... Extension Brachioradialis ... Middle Finger Elbow Extension ... 2nd MTP) Big Toe Extension ... S1 Lateral Calcaneus
Epicondylitis - Lateral: Focal epicondyle tenderness, decreased grip strength, pain with resisted wrist extension. Medial: Focal
Epicondylitis - Lateral ... with resisted wrist ... extension. ... with resisted wrist ... Epicondylitis #Lateral
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
injury to the lateral ... extensor slips ... central band of extensor ... XRay #Radiology #Wrist
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
dysfunction to the bilateral ... decortication), abnormal extensor ... direction to the body; wrists ... Arms extended; wrists ... from the body; wrists
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
Dislocation On lateral ... wrist XR, the capitate ... , pain with wrist ... extension • ... #Dislocation #Wrist
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
duck sign" on lateral ... duck sign" on lateral ... ulna, pain with wrist ... flexion and extension ... Triquetrum #Fracture #Wrist
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, the patient attempts extension of the
Maudsley's Test for Lateral ... ") With the wrist ... patient attempts extension ... movement stresses the extensor ... pain over the lateral
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, resist extension of the 3rd digit,
Maudsley's Test for Lateral ... ") With the wrist ... prone, resist extension ... the patient's lateral ... movement stresses the extensor
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
The following #reflexes ... triceps muscle with extension ... Wrist clonus is ... forcible flexion or extension ... of the wrists.
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... C7 (median) • Extension ... C8 (median) • Extension ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... Horner Syndrome Wrist