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Left Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Palsy on Physical Examination

Left hand drop due to compression of
Left Wrist Drop ... - Radial Nerve Palsy ... of the radial nerve ... trauma_modern #Wrist ... #orthopedics #msk
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... Presentations • Wrist ... Drop - Radial Nerve ... Claw Hand - Ulnar Nerve ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
elbow, wrist and ... space and the wrist ... • Thus a PIN palsy ... not involve a wrist ... (or PIN) palsy
Mytomes - Segmental Innervation of Muscles
Shoulder	Abduction	C5	Axillary Nerve
Shoulder	Adduction	C6-C8	Thoracodorsal Nerve
Elbow	Flexion	C5	Musculocutaneous Nerve
Elbow	Extension	C7	Radial Nerve
Wrist	Extension	C6	Radial Nerve
Fingers	Flexion	C8	Median Nerve
Fingers	Abduction	T1	Ulnar Nerve
Hip	Flexion	L2	Nerve to Psoas
Hip	Extension	S1	Inferior Gluteal
Thoracodorsal Nerve ... Musculocutaneous Nerve ... Wrist Extension ... C6 Radial Nerve ... #MuscleGroups #MSK
Amsterdam Wrist Rules
Rules that dictate which patients require imaging based on the likelihood of wrist fracture
Amsterdam Wrist ... likelihood of wrist ... a patient with wrist ... Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... fracture #radiology #msk
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Conditions Erb's Palsy ... Horner Syndrome Wrist ... to the radial nerve ... Saturday night palsy
Most Common Carpal Bone Fractures by Frequency
 • Scaphoid - 50-80%
 • Triquetral - 5-20%
 •
Devpriyo Pal @drdevrad ... Bone #Fractures #wrist ... frequency #radiology #msk
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
demonstrating Radial Nerve ... Palsy as cause ... from lower radial nerve ... palsy with finger ... palsy.
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (2% of facial nerve ... palsy) - Unilateral ... : Bell's Palsy ( ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Froment’s Test for Ulnar Nerve Palsy

This tests for pinch grip weakness caused by ulnar nerve palsy,
Test for Ulnar Nerve ... Palsy This tests ... caused by ulnar nerve ... palsy, testing ... #physicalexam #msk