title: Injuries to the major nerves of the hand.
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Carter
mesh_terms: 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