Saturday 14 September 2013

RADIAL NERVE PALSY
CAUSES:
AXILLA
  • CRUTCH PALSY
  • DEEP PENETRATING INJURY IN THE AXILLA
  • DIPHTHERIA INVOLVING THE RADIAL NERVE IN THE AXILLA
  • LEAD POISONING
  • SATURDAY NIGHT PALSY
 UPPER ARM
  • TOURNIQUET'S PALSY
  • FRACTURE OF THE SHAFT OF THE HUMERUS
  • IJECTION PALSY
  • GUN SHOT OR GLASS CUT INJURY
  • SUPRACONDYLAR PALSY
AT THE ELBOW
  • TENNIS ELBOW
  • FRACTURE OF THE UPPER END OF THE RADIUS
  • DIRECT BLOW TO THE POSTERIOR INTEROSSEOU NERVE
CLINICAL FEATURE:
SENSORY MOTOR LOSS INVOLVING THAT AREA
TRICEPS AND BRACHIORADIALIS JERKS ARE ABSENT
DEFORMITY:WRIST DROP
TREATMENT:
CONSERVATIVE MANAGEMENT :
MAINTAINING OF RANGE OF MOTION BY PASSIVE MOVEMENTS
PREVENTION OF CONTRACTURE
DYNAMIC SPLINT
SURGICAL TREATMENT











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