UE Neurovascular

Question 1

Costoclavicular Space Narrowing

Answer 1

Drooping shoulders
Backpack
Clavicular/ 1st costal fracture

Question 2

Excessive Neck Lateral Flexion

Answer 2

Football
Fall to head/shoulder
Can pull out nerve roots

Question 3

Excessive Horizontal Abduction

Answer 3

Pectoralis minor impingement

Question 4

Additional Rib C7

Answer 4

Decreased costoclavicular space

Question 5

Dorsal Scapular N: muscles

Answer 5

Levator Scapulae
Rhomboids (minor/major)
*Cervical disk herniation

Question 6

Long Thoracic N: muscles

Answer 6

Serratus Anterior

• Backpack comp
• Lymphadenectomy w/in axilla
• Winging Scapula

Question 7

Suprascapular N: muscles

Answer 7

Supraspinatus
Infraspinatus
*Backpack comp
*Scapular Notch Syndrome
*Weak Abduct
*Weak ER

Question 8

Subclavius N: muscles

Answer 8

Subclavius

Question 9

Subscapular N: muscles

Answer 9

Subscapularis (upper/lower SSN)
Teres Major (lower SSN)
*GH instability

Question 10

Thoracodorsal N: muscles

Answer 10

Latissimus Dorsi

*Axilla sx injuries

Question 11

Med/Lat Pectoral N: muscles

Answer 11

Pectoralis (major/minor)

Question 12

Musculocutaneous N: muscles

Answer 12

Coracobrachialis
Biceps Brachii
Brachialis

Question 13

Axillary N: muscles

Answer 13

Deltoid
Teres Minor
*Quad space
*w/Post Hum Circ A
*Humeral fx injury
*GH instability

Question 14

Hiatus & Spaces of Axilla: Quadrangular Space

Answer 14

Borders:
Teres Minor (Sup)
Trees Major (Inf)
Triceps LH (Med)
Humerus (Lat)

• Post Hum Circ A
• Axillary N

Question 15

Radial: muscles

Answer 15

Triceps
Anconeus
Brachioradialis
*axilla injury: triceps, wrist drop, digit ext
*hum fx: wrist drop, digit ext
*forearm fx: digit ext only, no wrist drop

Question 16

Hiatus & Spaces of Axilla: Triceps Hiatus

Answer 16

Borders:
Teres Major (Sup)
Humerus (Lat)
Triceps LH (Med)

• Profunda Brachii A
• Radial N

Question 17

Hiatus & Spaces of Axilla: Triangular Space

Answer 17

Borders:
Teres Minor (Sup)
Teres Major (Inf)
Triceps LH (Lat)

*Circumflex Scap A