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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... & Ulnar Fractures ... Small muscles of hand ... adduction) OK Sign ... #Injury #UpperExtremities
Guide for testing and documenting neurological function in kids with upper limb fractures 

Rock - Median
Paper - Radial ... - Ulnar Nerve ... OK Sign - Anterior ... Diagnosis #Pediatrics #Hand ... Mnemonic #Upper #Arm #Injury
1 Minute Neuro Hand Examination - "Check your Six" Mnemonic

A simple way to test the peripheral
the peripheral nerve ... salute- median/ulnar ... ), Scissors (Ulnar ... )" 6) Sign off ... #Physicalexam #clinical
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... aracteristic "claw hand ... nerve in the radial ... spared in this injury
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
shaft with radial ... onto outstretched hand ... Exam: swollen elbow ... posterior interosseous nerve ... syndrome, ligamentous injury
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
the nerve of elbow ... the wrist and elbow ... When clinically ... nerve injury ... nerve injury
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
onto outstretched hand ... anterior interosseous nerve ... can't make A-OK sign ... ), ligamentous injury ... dislocation + radial
Pediatric Elbow Injuries - Elbow Xrays

Check the fat pads on the lateral projection:
1. A displaced anterior
Pediatric Elbow ... fat pad (sail sign ... a significant injury ... head and neck should ... peds #Pediatrics #clinical
Tinel's Test of the Ulnar Nerve

Perform a Tinel's at the cubital tunnel by percussing the ulnar
pain, numbness, and ... #Tinels #Test #Sign ... #Ulnar #Nerve # ... elbow #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Froment's Sign - ... Ulnar Nerve Injury ... #Ulnar #Nerve # ... Injury #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video