MSK/Skin/Connective Tissue Flashcards
Cause of axillary nerve damage
C5-C6
Fractured surgical neck of humerus; anterior dislocation of humerus
Presentation of axillary nerve damage
C5-C6
Flattened deltoid
Loss of arm abduction at shoulder (> 15°)
Loss of sensation over deltoid muscle and lateral arm
Cause of musculocutaneous nerve damage
Upper trunk compression
Presentation of musculocutaneous nerve damage
C5-C7
Loss of forearm flexion, supination and lateral arm sensation
Cause of median nerve damage
C5-T1
Supracondylar fracture of humerus (proximal lesion); carpal tunnel syndrome and wrist laceration (distal lesion)
Presentation of median nerve damage
“Ape hand” and “Pope’s blessing”
Loss of wrist flexion, flexion of lateral fingers, thumb opposition, lumbricals of 2nd and 3rd digits
Loss of sensation over thenar eminence and
dorsal and palmar aspects of lateral 31⁄2 fingers with proximal lesion
Cause of ulnar nerve damage
C8-T1
Fracture of medial epicondyle of humerus “funny bone” (proximal lesion); fractured hook of hamate (distal lesion) from fall on outstretched hand
Presentation of Ulnar nerve damage
“Ulnar claw” on digit extension
Radial deviation of wrist upon flexion (proximal lesion)
Loss of wrist flexion, flexion of medial fingers, abduction and adduction of fingers (interossei),
actions of medial 2 lumbrical muscles Loss of sensation over medial 11/2 fingers including hypothenar eminence
Cause of recurrent branch of median nerve damage
Superficial laceration of palm
Erb palsy (“waiter’s tip”)
Traction or tear of upper trunk: C5-C6 roots
Deficit in deltoid, supraspinatus, infaspinatus and biceps brachii: adducted, medially rotated, extended and pronated
Klumpke palsy
Traction or tear of lower trunk: C8-T1 root
Deficit lumbricals, interossei, thenar, hypothenar
Total claw hand
Winged scapula
LTN; serrates anterior
Thenar eminence
Opponens pollicis, Abductor pollicis brevis, Flexor pollicis brevis, superficial head (deep head by ulnar nerve)
Hypothenar eminence
Opponens digiti minimi, Abductor digiti minimi, Flexor digiti minimi brevis
Dorsal interossei
abduct the fingers
Palmar interossei
adduct the fingers
Iliohypogastric (T12-L1)
Damage occurs via?
Sensory—suprapubic region
Motor—transversus abdominis and internal oblique
Abdominal surgery
Genitofemoral nerve (L1-L2) Damage occurs via?
Sensory—scrotum/labia majora, medial thigh
Motor—cremaster
Laparoscopic surgery
Lateral femoral cutaneous (L2-L3)
Damage occurs via?
Sensory—anterior and lateral thigh
Tight clothing, obesity, pregnancy
Obturator (L2-L4)
Damage occurs via?
Sensory—medial thigh (L2-L4)
Motor—obturator externus, adductor longus, adductor brevis, gracilis, pectineus,
adductor magnus
Descends and exits through obturator canal
Pelvic surgery
Femoral (L2-L4)
Damage occurs via?
Sensory—anterior thigh, medial leg
Motor—quadriceps, iliopsoas, pectineus, sartorius
Pelvic fracture
Sciatic (L4-S3)
Damage occurs via?
Sensory—posterior thigh
Motor—semitendinosus, semimembranosus, biceps femoris, adductor magnus
Herniated disc
Common peroneal (L4-S2) Damage occurs via?
Sensory—dorsum of foot
Motor—biceps femoris, tibialis anterior, extensor muscles of foot
Trauma or compression of lateral aspect of leg, fibular neck fracture
Tibial (L4-S3)
Damage occurs via?
Sensory—sole of foot
Motor—triceps surae, plantaris, popliteus, flexor muscles of foot
Knee trauma, Baker cyst (proximal lesion); tarsal tunnel syndrome (distal lesion)
Superior gluteal (L4- S1) Damage occurs via?
Exits pelvis via greater sciatic foramen (above piriformis)
Motor—gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fascia latae (abduction)
Iatrogenic injury during intramuscular injection to upper medial gluteal region
Inferior gluteal (L5-S2) Damage occurs via?
Exits pelvis via greater sciatic foramen below piriformis
Motor—gluteus maximus (extension)
Posterior hip dislocation
Pudendal (S2-S4)
Damage occurs via?
Sensory—perineum
Motor—external urethral and anal sphincters
Stretch injury during childbirth
Abductors of the hip
Gluteus medius, gluteus minimus
Adductors of the hip
Adductor magnus, adductor longus, adductor brevis
Extensors of the hip
Gluteus maximus, semitendinosus, semimembranosus
Flexors of the hip
Iliopsoas, rectus femoris, tensor fascia lata, pectineus
Internal rotation of the hip
Gluteus medius, gluteus minimus, tensor fascia latae