Injuries to the major nerves of the hand.
This article outlines methods that can be used in the emergency department or in the physician's office to establish the presence of injury to a peripheral nerve in the upper limb. This includes motor and sensory tests that require equipment no more sophisticated than a paper clip but that give accurate, reproducible, clinically useful information.
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D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D010173:Palpation; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000503:physiopathology; D012677:Sensation; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries