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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 ... of hand (finger abduction ... & adduction) OK ... Sign - AIN (Anterior ... #Injury #UpperExtremities
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation - ED Management
The shoulder is the most commonly dislocated major joint, 95% of
injuries: Axillary nerve ... injury (40%, loss ... neurovascular injury ... #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Sports #MSK
Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Injury • Claw ... Hand - Ulnar Nerve ... Injury • Hand ... Injuries #Anatomy #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
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
Shoulder Adduction ... T1 Ulnar Nerve ... Hip Extension S1 Inferior ... Hip Abduction L5 ... #MuscleGroups #MSK
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
posterior interosseous nerve ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... • If stable reduction ... #Radiology #XRay ... Orthopedics #Proximal #MSK
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
- C8-T1 (ulnar) ... C7-T1 (ulnar) ... to the radial nerve ... spared in this injury ... Anterior Shoulder
Ulnar Nerve Block on POCUS
Boxers fracture, ulnar n. block for reduction

IUEM Ultrasound @IUEM_ultrasound

#Ulnar #NerveBlock #POCUS #clinical
Ulnar Nerve Block ... on POCUS Boxers ... n. block for reduction ... #NerveBlock #POCUS ... clinical #pain #msk
Anterior Shoulder Dislocation: Pathogenesis, clinical, and radiographic findings

Trauma, Fall on, outstretched arm, Overhead throwing => Abduction
Anterior Shoulder ... Overhead throwing => Abduction ... on axillary x-ray ... Structural damage to nerves ... signs #symptoms #msk
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 ... Flexion None T1 Ulnar ... Abdominal Reflex L2 Anterior ... NerveRoots #Levels #differential
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
at an elbow x-ray ... interosseous nerve ... brachial artery injury ... Humerus #Radiology #XRay ... #Orthopedics #MSK