RADIAL NERVE (HIGH YIELD)

AXILLA MIDSHAFT HUMERUS/ ELBOW WRIST

Saturday night palsy radial groove laceration
crutches lateral epicondyle break
radial head dislocation
lose extension lose extension
elbow
wrist wrist
MP MP
weakened supination weakened supination

Sensory loss posterior: Sensory loss: Sensory loss:

arm
forearm forearm
dorsal hand/3 digits (lateral) dorsal hand & 3 digits dorsal hand & 3 digits
wrist drop wrist drop
MEDIAN NERVE (HIGH YIELD)

ELBOW WRIST
supracondylar fracture humerus carpal tunnel/laceration

Weakened wrist flexion (ulnar deviation)

NO pronation
NO flexion lateral 3 digits (Benedectine hand)
lose opponens pollicis lose opponens pollicis
Lose lumbricals1-2 Lose lumbricals1-2
Ape hand Ape hand
Thenar atrophy Thenar atrophy
Sensory loss: Sensory loss:
Palmar lateral hand/3 digits Palmar lateral hand/3 digits
Dorsal fingertips lateral 3 digits Dorsal fingertips lateral 3 digits
Lateral palm may be spared
ULNAR NERVE (HIGH YIELD)

ELBOW
medial epicondyle fracture
wrist fracture
Hook hamate fracture
Weakened wrist flexion w/radial deviation (medial 1 forearm mm.)
Atrophy hypothenar eminence
Lose PAD/DAB 2-5 (interossei)
Lose thumb adduction (adductor pollicis)
Claw hand (weakened IP extension 4-5 digits (lumbricals)
Sensory loss:
Palmar & dorsal medial hand + associated 1 digits
 (HIGH YIELD)

MUSCULOCUTANEOUS AXILLARY SUPRASCAPULAR LONG THORACIC

Fracture surgical neck Mastectomy
Infr dislocation humerus

Motor lose: Motor lose: Motor loss: Motor loss:

elbow flexion abduction15o-90o abduction first 15o winged scapula
weakened supination Abduction 90o -180o
Sensory loss: Sensory loss:
lateral side forearm over deltoid
 LOSS OF FUNCTION

Sciatic Tibial Deep Fibular Superficial Fibular

Thigh extension

Knee flexion Knee flexion (weak)

Plantar flexion Plantar flexion (weak)

Dorsiflexion Dorsiflexion
Inversion Inversion (weak) Inversion (weak)
Eversion Eversion

Sensory: Sensory: Sensory: Sensory:

Posterior thigh
Leg (EX: medial side) Posterior leg Anterolateral leg
Foot Foot plantar side Foot 1st web space Foot dorsal side