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Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Fractures • Extension ... of wrist & MCP ... (2%), Radius & Ulna ... (5%), Radius & Ulna ... UpperExtremities #diagnosis
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT2)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Elbow extension →
forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger ... #ULTT2 #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Median Nerve Tension Test (Upper-Limb Neurodynamic Tests, ULNT1)

To assess for Median Nerve Peripheral Neuropathy

Shoulder abduction →
forearm supination → wrist ... dorsiflexion/finger ... #ULTT1 #clinical ... #video #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
Elbow Flexion Biceps ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... None T1 Ulnar Antecubital ... Anterior Medial Thigh Hip ... #differential #diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... , C8 (radial) Finger ... Jerk - C7, C8 • Biceps ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Eichhoff's Test in de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

1) Patient makes a fist with fingers wrapped around the thumb
2)
makes a fist with fingers ... stabilizes forearm and ulnar ... pollicis brevis tendons ... Tenosynovitis #clinical ... #video #physicalexam
Popeye's Sign in Biceps Tendon Rupture

(bunching of biceps when the patient flexes his arm)

#Popeyes #Sign #Biceps
Tendon Rupture ... patient flexes his ... #clinical #video ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #sports
Extensor Carpi Ulnaris (ECU) Synergy Test for ECU Tendinitis

With the patient's hand supinated, the examiner grasps
thumb and middle finger ... palpating the ECU tendon ... along the dorsal ulnar ... aspect of the wrist ... #video #physicalexam
Elson's Test - Extensor Digitorum Finger Examination

Elson's test evaluates for partial or complete tear of the
Digitorum Finger ... extend at the PIP ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Maudsley's Test for Lateral Epicondylitis ("Tennis Elbow")

With the wrist prone, resist extension of the 3rd digit,
") With the wrist ... digitorum muscle and tendon ... Tennis #Elbow #clinical ... #video #physicalexam ... #msk #sports #orthopedics