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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
Spinal Cord Injury ... C6 Dorsal Thumb Wrist ... Finger Flexion ... Femoral Condyle Knee ... Dorsiflexion Knee
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
(finger flexor ... reflex) Flexion ... #finger #flexor ... #hand #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Boyes' Test - Flexor Digitorum Superficialis Finger Examination

Evaluate the injured finger for flexion.
Inability to flex the
Boyes' Test - Flexor ... Evaluate the injured ... finger for flexion ... Inability to flex ... #msk #orthopedics
Thompson's Test for Achilles Tendon Injury

In a prone position, Achilles tendon stability can be assessed using
Tendon Injury ... Flex the knee to ... #Tendon #Injury ... #ankle #PhysicalExam ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Hoffmann's Sign

Hoffman's sign means upper motor neuron injury.  The Hoffmann's reflex test itself involves loosely
upper motor neuron injury ... The Hoffmann's reflex ... when there is flexion ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Flexor Digitorum Profundus Test

Isolate the distal interphalangeal joint over the edge of the table and observe
to perform the Boyes ... Inability to flex ... #Hand #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Intraoperative Thompson Test - Assessing the Achilles’ tendon following a surgical repair for rupture. The calf
inability to plantar flex ... able to plantar flex ... ability to plantar flex ... #tendon #ankle ... #orthopedics
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
consisting of finger ... flexion is known ... Video by Mujtaba ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk
 The following #reflexes are routinely tested, and the response elicited is graded from zero to
or spinal root injury ... bedridden, the knees ... The Achilles reflex ... The Achilles tendon ... Wrist clonus is
Triple Flexion Reflex (TFR) on Neurological Examination

Triple flexion reflex (TFR) is a sign of upper motor
Triple Flexion Reflex ... a sign of upper ... knee and flexion ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam