#Important

NERVE INJURIES

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midshaft of humerus----------------------radial N & profunda brachii A

surgical neck of humerus-------------axillary N & posterior circumflex humeral A

supracondylar # of humerus-------median N

medial epicondyle of humerus---ulnar N

hook of the hamate-----------------------ulnar N (outstreched hand)

neck of femur-----------------------------------medial circumflex femoral A (avascular necrosis of head)

supacondylar # of femur--------------popliteal A

neck of fibula-----------------------------------common peroneal N

fall on the point of shoulder------upper trunk of brachial plexus

elbow is stuck(funny bone)--------ulnar nerve

fall asleep with arm over the back of chair-------------radial nerve

attempt to cut the wrist-------------------------------------------------median nerve

foot drop------------------------------deep peroneal nerve

wrist drop-----------------------------radial nerve

claw hand-----------------------------lower trunk(Klumpke's)

ulnar nerve

waiter's tip---------------------------upper trunk(Erb's)

ape or simian hand-----------median nerve

# of medial mallealus of tibia-----------------posterior tibial nerve(sensory-sole of foot;motor-intrinsic

muscles of sole )

-----------------anterior tibial artery

posterior dislocation of hip-------------sciatic nerve

MEDIAN NERVE [labourer's nerve]–C5,6,7,8,T1

Pen test

Ape thumb

Loss of opposition

Pointing index

Positive OSCHNER CLASP & BENEDICTION TEST

If you ask an Ape to pick up a pen he wont be able to do so because his opposition has been lost and he
has a pointing index,so just clasp him and do the Benediction test and find that his median N is injured!

ULNAR NERVE [muscian nerve]—C8,T1

Supply ADDuctor pollicis

Book test(Fromet sign)

Card test

Egawa’s test

Book and card are similar,similarly Fromets sign and Egawa’s test is used to test Ulnar N which supplies
adductor pollicis.

RADIAL NERVE—C5,6,7,8,T1

Wrist drop

Thumb drop

Finger drop
All the drops come under radial.

Nerve Injuries

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Injury to common peroneal N——>Foot drop and inversion(Equinovarus)

Injury to superficial peroneal N—->Inversion of foot

Injury to deep peroneal N——>Foot drop

Injury to tibial N——>Dorsiflexion and everion of foot at subtalar and trans tarsal joints(Calcaneovalgus)

Tarsal tunnel syndrome —–>due to entrapment of Tibial N while passing deep to flexor retinaculum in
between med malleolus and calcaneus.

Tip: Sciatic N neutral, it divides into Tibial N and Common peroneal N which have opposite actions.

Injury to Common peroneal N causes Equinovarus(Inversion and Foot drop/plantar flexion) which is
exactly opposite to the injury to Tibial N,Calcaneovalgus(Eversion and Dorsiflexion).