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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
Spinal Cord Injury ... by Nerve Root Levels ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... Elbow Extension ... #differential #diagnosis
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
elbow, wrist and ... When clinically ... injury ... injury ... #Anatomy #diagnosis
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
Neuropathy Elbow ... forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger ... #ULNT2 #ULTT2 #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... , C8 (radial) Finger ... spared in this injury ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger ... external rotation → elbow ... #ULNT1 #ULTT1 #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
dorsally and no longer ... fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #Sports
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
normally elicits elbow ... consisting of finger ... Reflex #neurology #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... orthopedics #msk #sports
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
Injury Patients ... #Injury #Finger ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Injury and Anhidrosis
Note dry skin that precisely matches a median nerve distribution (spares ulnar
Median Nerve Injury ... distribution (spares ... wounds on volar wrist ... Anhidrosis #Hand #Clinical ... #Photo
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Injury Patients ... second and third fingers ... #Injury #Hand # ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #video #sports