Clinical Views Flashcards
What bone fracture location will injure the:
1) axial nerve
2) radial nerve
3) ulnar nerve
4) common peroneal nerve
1) axial = surgical neck humerus
2) radial = shaft humerus
3) ulnar = medial epicondyle humerus
4) common peroneal = neck fibula
Majority of herniated discs occur at:
C5-C6
C6-C7
L4-L5
What injury causes drunkards paralysis?
Posterior cord injury
Where is a spinal tap safely performed?
L3-L4
L4-L5
Injury to where causes
a) paraplegia
b) quadriplegia
c) hemiplegia
a) paraplegia = T1-L1
b) quadriplegia = Above C5
c) hemiplegia= brain-stroke
Most common hernia in women?
Femoral hernia
medial part femoral - triangle weak
Wrist drop is caused by paralysis of ____________ via ______________ nerve injury.
a) extensors
b) radial nerve
Tennis elbow = flexors or extensors
Golfers elbow = flexors or extensors
tennis = extensors
golf = flexors
n a herniated disc what “cracks” and what “oozes” out?
cracks = annulus fibrosis
oozes = nucleus pulposus
Pes Planus - What arch is flattened?
Medial longitudinal arch
What makes up the “unhappy triad”?
- medial/tibial collateral ligament
- medial meniscus
- anterior cruciate ligament aka ACL
Talipes equinovarus
club foot aka plantar flexed
What two bones are most likely fractured in colles fracture?
Distal radius + distal ulna
(arm extended when falling)
Damage to what nerve causes winged scapula? What muscle is paralyzed?
Long thoracic + serratus anterior
Most commonly injured rotator cuff injury:
Supraspinatus
What nerve innervates the anterior arm?
Musculocutaneous nerve
What reactivated infection invades the posterior root ganglia?
Shingles
Achilles Reflex
S1 - Tibial branch of sciatic nerve
What tendons don’t run through the carpal tunnel?
- Palmaris longus
- Flexor carpi radialis
What nerve innervates the posterior forearm?
Radial nerve
Pharynx begins at the…
Choane
Atlantooccipital joint makes what movement?
Yes
What nerve innervates the anterior forearm?
Median nerve
What nerve innervates the posterior arm?
Radial nerve