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Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... Presentations • Wrist ... Drop - Radial Nerve ... #Nerve #Injuries ... #Anatomy #Differential
Upper Extremity Nerve Pathologies 

 • Axillary Nerves
 • Musculocutaneous Nerve
 • Radial Nerve
 • Median
Upper Extremity ... • Radial Nerve ... #differential # ... Neuropathy #anatomy #arm ... #innervation #neurology
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
the nerve of elbow ... the back of the arm ... wrist and elbow ... drop: ECRB and ... #diagnosis #neurology
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... in Upper Limb Injuries ... • Extension of wrist ... Small muscles of hand ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis #neurology
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C6, C7, C8 Elbow ... drop - Occurs after ... nerve in the radial ... Myotomes #diagnosis #neurology ... sensory #motor #arm
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 ... #Drop #Radial # ... #msk #sports #neurology
Synkinetic Wrist Extension Maneuver demonstrating Radial Nerve Palsy as cause for Wrist Drop

Up up, down down.
demonstrating Radial ... Nerve Palsy as ... finger/wrist drop ... both supination and ... #physicalexam #neurology
Posterior Elbow Dislocation
The elbow is the second most commonly dislocated major joint in adults and the
onto outstretched hand ... Possible associated injuries ... anterior interosseous nerve ... dislocation + radial ... Posterior long arm
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
Cord Injury by Nerve ... Respiration None C5 Radial ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential ... #diagnosis #Neurology
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
capitellum (age 1), radial ... onto outstretched hand ... Possible associated injuries ... anterior interosseous nerve ... Posterior long arm