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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 ... Elbow Flexion Biceps ... Thumb Wrist Extension ... Plantarflexion Ankle ... #SpinalCord #Injury
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 ... #Reflex #Positive ... Abnormal #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
Positive Hoffmann's sign (finger flexor reflex)

Flexion and adduction of the thumb and flexion of the index
Positive Hoffmann's sign ... reflex) Flexion ... indicating cervical injury ... #hand #video #physicalexam ... #msk #orthopedics
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Pronation - C7, C8 Wrist ... , C8 (radial) Finger ... , T1 (median) Reflexes ... spared in this injury ... sensory #motor #arm #physicalexam
Speed's Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform a Speed's test flex the shoulder to 90 degrees with
test flex the shoulder ... #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics ... #biceps #tendon
OK Sign - Interosseous Nerve Injury

Patients with compromise of anterior interosseous nerve will not be able
Nerve Injury ... Interosseous #Nerve #Injury ... #Finger #Hand # ... PhysicalExam #clinical ... #msk #orthopedics
Inverted Supinator Test

Useful for identifying a lesion at the C5-C6 spinal cord level.  Tapping the
consisting of finger ... Video by Mujtaba ... Supinator #Test #Reflex ... #physicalexam # ... orthopedics #msk
Speed's Test - Shoulder Examination

To perform a Speed's test flex the shoulder to 90 degrees with
test flex the shoulder ... #bicipital #biceps ... tendinitis #Shoulder #PhysicalExam ... #clinical #video ... #sports #msk #orthopedics
Hoffmann's sign was originally described as follows: the test is performed by supporting the patient's hand
The middle finger ... indicative of injury ... #Clinical #Video ... #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #Reflex
Trousseau's Sign in Hypocalcemia

Trousseau sign of latent tetany is a medical sign observed in patients with
The wrist and metacarpophalangeal ... joints flex, the ... extend, and the fingers ... #Hypocalcemia #PhysicalExam ... #Video #Clinical