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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Fractures • Finger ... Fractures • Extension ... Scissors #Nerve #Injury ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis ... #neurology
Elson's Test - Extensor Digitorum Finger Examination

Elson's test evaluates for partial or complete tear of the
Digitorum Finger ... partial or complete tear ... the edge of the table ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
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 ... None T1 Ulnar Antecubital ... #SpinalCord #Injury ... #differential #diagnosis ... #Neurology #Spine
Froment's Sign - Ulnar Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of the ulnar nerve will not be able
Nerve Injury ... nerve will not be able ... #Nerve #Injury ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Wartenberg Sign in Ulnar Neuropathy

Abnormal abductor the fifth finger due to ulnar neuropathy ( weakness of
abductor the fifth finger ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... neurology #msk # ... sports #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
, C8 (radial) Finger ... spared in this injury ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... #neurology #sensory ... #motor #arm #physicalexam
Wartenberg's Sign on Physical Exam

Wartenberg's sign consists of involuntary abduction of the little finger, caused by
of the little finger ... action of the extensor ... Wartenbergs #Sign #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #neuropathy #neurology
Thumb Ulnar Collateral Ligament Stress Test

Ulnar collateral ligament testing of the thumb is performed to evaluate
collateral ligament tear ... #Stress #Test #Finger ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
indicating cervical injury ... clinical #hand #video ... #physicalexam # ... #orthopedics #neurology ... #sports
Finger Collateral Ligament Stress Test

Ulnar collateral ligament stability can be tested at zero and thirty degrees
Stress Test Ulnar ... complete ligament tear ... #Stress #Test #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics