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**
High Steppage
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TTT of **Sciatic Nerve Injury**
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
internal / external
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Operations for **Sciatic Nerve Injury**
- Nerve Repair
**Nerve repair**
- End-to-end repair: epineural/fascicular
- Autologous graft: sural N.
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Operations for **Sciatic Nerve Injury**
- Neurotization
- 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
- Inadequate resection.
- Distraction of Repair Site
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Def of **Entrapment Symdrome**
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**
Hormonal disturbance as:
- Hypothyroidism.
- Acromegaly.
- RA
- Pregnancy
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Incidence of **Entrapment Symdrome**
Sex: More in females.
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CP of **Entrapment Symdrome**
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INVx for **Entrapment Symdrome**
- NCV
- US
- MRI
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TTT of **Entrapment Symdrome**
- Medical ttt.
- Surgical release - open - endoscopic.
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Def of **Thoracic Outlet Syndrome**
Compression of subclavian vessels & the lower trunk of the brachial plexus.
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Causes f **Thoracic Outlet Syndrome**
Narrowing of the posterior triangle as in:
- Cervical rib.
- Fibrous band.
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Incidence of **Thoracic Outlet Syndrome**
Sex: More in females.
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CP of **Thoracic Outlet Syndrome**
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Types of **Thoracic Outlet Syndrome**
1. Neurological.
2. Vascular.
3. Mixed.
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INVx for **Thoracic Outlet Syndrome**
- NCV
- US
- MRI
- X-Ray
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TTT of **Thoracic Outlet Syndrome**
- 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
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
- NCV
- US
- X-Ray
## Footnote
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Entrapment of **Ulnar Nerve**
- TTT
- Medical ttt.
- Surgical decompression.
- Ulnar nerve transposition.
