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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
C5 Radial Antecubital ... T1 Ulnar Antecubital ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Ankle Dorsiflexion Knee ... #differential #diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Upper Extremity ... Motor Function Shoulder ... Anterior Shoulder ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
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
Axillary Nerve Shoulder ... Fingers Abduction T1 Ulnar ... Gluteal Nerve Knee ... Tibial Nerve Knee ... Orthopedics #Neurology #Diagnosis
Tone - Leg Traction on Physical Exam
Leg traction is done by holding the leg by the
The knee should ... extension of the knee ... Traction #Lower #Extremity ... #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Lower Extremity Tone on Physical Exam
Assessing motor function of the lower extremities begins with passive range
Lower Extremity ... the hips, the knees ... better define the tone ... LowerExtremity #tone ... #Newborn #PhysicalExam
Tone - Leg Recoil on Physical Exam
To test leg recoil, the legs are fully flexed on
Tone - Leg Recoil ... The legs should ... Recoil #Lower #Extremity ... #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #clinical
Positive Lachman's Test

The Lachman test is a clinical test used to diagnose injury of the anterior
clinical test used to diagnose ... The knee is flexed ... The examiner should ... place one hand ... Lachman #Test #ACL #PhysicalExam
Orthopedic Dislocations (Shoulder, Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Shoulder Dislocation
 • Fall on the
Elbow and Hip) - Diagnosis ... of arm M – Medial ... BE DONE ASAP TO ... Affected hip and knee ... #Elbow #Hip #Diagnosis
Tone - Hand Position on Physical Exam

A newborn baby’s hand is held in a fisted position
Tone - Hand Position ... The hand should ... Rubbing the ulnar ... #Hand #tone #Newborn ... #PhysicalExam #
Allen's Test on Physical Exam

Allen's Test is used to test the integrity of blood flow and
and ulnar arteries ... The hand should ... is opened, it should ... One artery is released ... #Allens #Test #PhysicalExam