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Y4R4 - Surgery II 👨‍⚕️ > L8: Peripheral Nerve Injury > Flashcards

L8: Peripheral Nerve Injury Flashcards

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Structure of Nerves

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Seddon’s Classification of Nerve Injury

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Seddon’s Classification of Nerve Injury

  • Neuropraxia
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Seddon’s Classification of Nerve Injury

  • Axonotmesis
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Seddon’s Classification of Nerve Injury

  • Neurotmesis
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Brachial Plexus

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Causes of Brachial Plexus Injury

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Course & Branches of Radial Nerve

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Sensory Supply by Radial Nerve

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Motor Supply by Radial Nerve

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Injury of Radial Nerve

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Course of Ulnar Nerve

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Sensory Supply of Ulnar Nerve

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Motor Supply By Ulnar Nerve

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Injury to Ulnar Nerve

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Course of Median Nerve

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Sensory Supply by Median Nerve

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Motor Supply by Median Nerve

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Injury to Median Nerve

  • Site of injury
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Injury to Median Nerve

  • Sensory Symp
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Injury to Median Nerve

  • Motor Symp
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Origin of Sciatic Nerve

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Thickest Nerve in Body

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Sciatic Nerve

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Commonest Cause of Sciatic Nerve Injury

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Leprosy

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Steppage in Sciatic Nerve Injury

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High Steppage

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TTT of Sciatic Nerve Injury

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Conservative treatment is indicated up to one year.

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Causes of Sciatic Nerve Injury

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TTT of Sciatic Nerve Injury

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Indications of Surgical Intervention in Sciatic Nerve Injury

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Operations for Sciatic Nerve Injury

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Operations for Sciatic Nerve Injury

  • Neurolysis
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internal / external

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Operations for Sciatic Nerve Injury

  • Nerve Repair
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Nerve repair

  • End-to-end repair: epineural/fascicular
  • Autologous graft: sural N.
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Operations for Sciatic Nerve Injury

  • Neurotization
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  • intercostal N.
  • accessory N.
  • cervical plexus within 1 year.
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Operations for Sciatic Nerve Injury

  • Ms & tendon Transfer
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Leading Cause of failure of Nerve Graft

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  • Inadequate resection.
  • Distraction of Repair Site
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Def of Entrapment Symdrome

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A peripheral neuropathy caused by chronic or acute compression of the median nerve under the transverse carpal ligament “Flexor retinaculum”.

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Causes of Entrapment Symdrome

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Hormonal disturbance as:
- Hypothyroidism.
- Acromegaly.
- RA
- Pregnancy

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Incidence of Entrapment Symdrome

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Sex: More in females.

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CP of Entrapment Symdrome

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INVx for Entrapment Symdrome

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  • NCV
  • US
  • MRI
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TTT of Entrapment Symdrome

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  • Medical ttt.
  • Surgical release - open - endoscopic.
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Def of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Compression of subclavian vessels & the lower trunk of the brachial plexus.

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Causes f Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Narrowing of the posterior triangle as in:
- Cervical rib.
- Fibrous band.

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Incidence of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Sex: More in females.

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CP of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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Types of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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  1. Neurological.
  2. Vascular.
  3. Mixed.
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INVx for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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  • NCV
  • US
  • MRI
  • X-Ray
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TTT of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

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  • Medical ttt
  • Surgical decompression:
  • Scalenotomy
  • Excision of cervical rib & fibrous bands.
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Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve

  • Etiology
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Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve

  • Causes
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It is always associated with elbow trauma or deformity.

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Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve

  • CP
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Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve

  • INvx
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  • NCV
  • US
  • X-Ray

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Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve

  • TTT
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  • Medical ttt.
  • Surgical decompression.
  • Ulnar nerve transposition.

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