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BrachPlexus Injuries Fill In The Blanks

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Nerve: Axillary nerveType of injury: fracture of head of humerus or Dislocation of shoulder jointSymptom or sign: Abduction of arm to position is compromisedmuscle damage: Paralysis of deltoid muscle
Nerve: Axillary nerveType of injury: fracture of the surgical head of the humerus or dislocation ot the shoulder jointSymptom or sign: lateral rotation of the arm; deltoid paralysismuscle damage: minor muscle
Nerve: nerveType of injury: fracture of the surgical head of the humerus or dislocation ot the shoulder jointSymptom or sign: "Patch sign"- loss of sensation on lateral side of armmuscle damage: (blank)
Nerve: Long thorasic Type of injury: stab wound or of lymph nodes during a mastectomySymptom or sign: Abduction of the arm past the horizontal position is impaired, and pt can't use arm to PUSHmuscle damage: serratus anterior muscle
Nerve: Long thorasic nerveType of injury: stab wound or removal of lymph during a mastectomySymptom or sign: "winged muscle damage: serratus anterior muscle
Nerve: Musculocutaneous nerve (upper trunk - C5-C6)Type of injury: Violent stretch between head and shoulderSymptom or sign: "waiter's tip", arm is rotated and pronated; Erb Duchennemuscle damage: brachii brachialis
Nerve: nerve (upper trunk - C5-C6)Type of injury: stretch between head and shoulderSymptom or sign: "waiter's tip", arm is medially rotated and pronated; Erb Duchennemuscle damage: Infraspinatus muscle
Nerve: Axillary nerve (upper trunk - C5-C6)Type of injury: stretch between head and shoulderSymptom or sign: "waiter's tip", arm is rotated and pronated; Erb Duchennemuscle damage: Teres minor muscle
Nerve: nerve (lower trunk - C8-T1)Type of injury: pull upward on armSymptom or sign: "claw and", loss of function of the hand and wrist; Klumpke'smuscle damage: Muscles of the hand and wrist
Nerve: Ulnar nerve (lower trunk - C8-T1)Type of injury: Sudden pull upward on armSymptom or sign: and", loss of function of the hand and wrist; Klumpke'smuscle damage: Muscles of the hand and
Nerve: (posterior Cord- C5-T1)Type of injury: (blank)Symptom or sign: Wrist muscle damage: (blank)
Nerve: nerve (Posterior cord -C5-T1)Type of injury: Fractur of the humerus at the midshaft or badly fitted Symptom or sign: "Saturday night palsy", Can't extend wrist and digits and no supination.muscle damage: paralysis of mms in extensor compartment of the forearm
Nerve: nerve (Posterior cord -C5-T1)Type of injury: Fractur of the at the midshaft or badly fitted crutchesSymptom or sign: sensory loss at posterior arm, posterior forearm, and lateral aspect of the dorsum of the arm "snuff box".muscle damage: (blank)
Nerve: nerve (Posterior cord -C5-T1)Type of injury: Fractur of the humerus at the midshaft or badly fitted crutchesSymptom or sign: "wrist drop"muscle damage: paralysis of mms in compartment of the forearm
Nerve: Median nerve injury at elbow or axilla(Median cord- C5-T1)Type of injury: Suracondylar fracture of the humerusSymptom or sign: lost thumb muscle damage: paralysis of abductor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis and flexor pollicis
Nerve: Median nerve injury at elbow or axilla(Median cord- C5-T1)Type of injury: Suracondylar fracture of the humerusSymptom or sign: flexion of the wrist, lost pronation and flexion of digitsmuscle damage: mms in compartment
Nerve: Median nerve injury at elbow or axilla(Median cord- C5-T1)Type of injury: Suracondylar fracture of the humerusSymptom or sign: "Pope's blessing" or "ape's sign", flattening of eminencemuscle damage: mms in flexor
Nerve: Median nerve at elbow or axilla(Median cord- C5-T1)Type of injury: Suracondylar of the humerusSymptom or sign: sensory loss on the palmer and dorsal aspects of the index, middle and half of the ring fingers and the palmer aspect of the thumbmuscle damage: (blank)
Nerve: Median injury at the wrist (Median cord- C5-T1)Type of injury: Slashing of the wrist or Carpal tunnel syndromeSymptom or sign: Normal flexion of wrist and digits, and normal pronationmuscle damage: No paralysis of mms of compartment
Nerve: Median nerve injury at the wrist (Median cord- C5-T1)Type of injury: Slashing of the wrist or tunnel syndromeSymptom or sign: lost thumb muscle damage: paralysis of abductor pollicis brevis, opponens pollicis and flexor pollicis brevis
Nerve: Median nerve injury at the wrist (Median cord- C5-T1)Type of injury: Slashing of the wrist or Carpal syndromeSymptom or sign: "Pope's or "ape's sign", flattening of thenar eminencemuscle damage: (blank)
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at the elbow or axilla (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerusSymptom or sign: of the hand to the radial side, at the wrist jointmuscle damage: paralysis of carpi ulnaris mm
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at the elbow or axilla (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerusSymptom or sign: "claw hand", lost flesion of the ring and finger at the DIP jointmuscle damage: paralysis of the medial part of flexor digitorum mm
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at the elbow or axilla (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: of the medial epicondyle of the humerusSymptom or sign: lost flexion of ring and little at the MCP jointmuscle damage: paralysis of the lumbricles 3 and 4
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at the elbow or axilla (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerusSymptom or sign: lost abduction and adduction of the muscle damage: paralysis of the and dorsal interosseous mm
Nerve: Ulnar nerve at the elbow or axilla (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: fracture of the medial epicondyle of the Symptom or sign: adduction of the thumb is lostmuscle damage: paralysis of the adductor pollicis mm
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at the elbow or axilla (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: fracture of the medial epicondyle of the humerusSymptom or sign: lost abduction, flexion and of the little fingermuscle damage: paralysis of pollicis mm
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at the or axilla (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: fracture of the medial of the humerusSymptom or sign: sensory loss on the palmer and dorsal aspects of the little finger and half of the ring fingermuscle damage: (blank)
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at the wrist (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: Slashing the wristsSymptom or sign: No wrist deviation toward ulnar side and NO problems with of of ring and little finger at DIP jointmuscle damage: No paralysis of flexor carpi or medial part of the flexor digitorum profundus mm
Nerve: nerve injury at the wrist (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: the wristsSymptom or sign: lost flexion of ring and little finger at the MCP joint, with hyperextension at joint b/c extensor mm are intactmuscle damage: paralysis of the lumbricles 3 and 4
Nerve: Ulnar nerve at the wrist (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: Slashing the wristsSymptom or sign: adduction of the thumb is lostmuscle damage: paralysis of the pollicis mm
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at wrist (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: Slashing of the wristsSymptom or sign: adduction of the thum is muscle damage: paralysis of adductor mm
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at wrist (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: Slashing of the wristsSymptom or sign: abduction and adduction of is lostmuscle damage: palmer and interosseous mms
Nerve: Ulnar nerve at wrist (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: Slashing of the Symptom or sign: abduction, flextion, and opposition of the little finger are lostmuscle damage: abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi and opponens digitiminimi mms
Nerve: Ulnar nerve injury at (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: Slashing of the Symptom or sign: palmer and dorsal aspects of the little finger and half the ring fingermuscle damage: (blank)
Nerve: nerve injury at wrist (median cord C8-T1)Type of injury: Slashing of the Symptom or sign: "claw hand", yet not as severe as with lesion at the elbowmuscle damage: (blank)
Nerve: Musculocutaneous nerve (lateral cord- C5-C7)Type of injury: (blank)Symptom or sign: Difficulty elbow, and variable sensory lossmuscle damage: Paralysis of coracobrachialis, biceps and brachialis mm ( reflex)
 
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