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Hand Nerve Injuries - Common Presentations
 • Wrist Drop - Radial Nerve Injury
 • Claw Hand
Hand Nerve Injuries ... Presentations • Wrist ... Hand - Ulnar Nerve ... InjuryHand ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Rock Paper Scissors - Assessment of Nerve Damage in Upper Limb Injuries
Rock - Median Nerve
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Assessment of Nerve ... • Extension of wrist ... Small muscles of hand ... #Injury #UpperExtremities ... #diagnosis #neurology
Common Hand Fractures on X-Ray
Mallet finger - injury to the lateral extensor slips
Boutonniere deformity - injury
Common Hand Fractures ... to ulnar collateral ... #Fractures #XRay ... #Radiology #Wrist ... #differential #diagnosis
Triquetral Fracture
The triquetrum is the second most commonly fractured carpal bone. Look for the "pooping duck
onto outstretched hand ... dorsum of the hand ... , pain with wrist ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Monteggia Fracture 
Fracture of proximal ulnar shaft with radial head dislocation. Remember “MUGR” to recall where
Fracture of proximal ulnar ... posterior interosseous nerve ... syndrome, ligamentous injury ... #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Galeazzi Fracture 
Fracture of distal radial shaft with distal radial-ulnar joint disruption. Remember “MUGR” to recall
wrist, limited ... at wrist • Possible ... injuries: Rare • ED Management ... Distal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
onto outstretched hand ... fracture, median nerve ... injury • ED ... Carpal #Radiology #XRay ... #Diagnosis #Management
Radial Nerve Anatomy and Function
The Radial nerve is the nerve of elbow, wrist and digital extension.
, wrist and digital ... When clinically ... injury ... injury ... #Anatomy #diagnosis
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... Abduction - C8-T1 (ulnar ... Adduction - C7-T1 (ulnar ... spared in this injury ... Dermatomes #Myotomes #diagnosis
Median Nerve Injury and Anhidrosis
Note dry skin that precisely matches a median nerve distribution (spares ulnar
Median Nerve Injury ... distribution (spares ulnar ... wounds on volar wrist ... #Anhidrosis #Hand ... #Clinical #Photo