Rehabilitation of Peripheral Nerve Injuries in Disasters and Conflicts

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Original Editors - Naomi O'Reilly

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

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Immediate Emergency Care[edit | edit source]

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Emergency Medical Teams[edit | edit source]

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Common Nerve Injuries[edit | edit source]

Upper LImb[edit | edit source]

Nerve Related Injuries Muscle Affected Motor Function Sensation Test
Spinal Accessory Nerve Posture
  • Scapular Depression
  • Scapular Protraction
  • Assess Abduction

Test

  • Hand behind back and lift hand away from back
Long Thoracic Nerve
  • Sudden Scapular Depression
  • Axillary Crutch Use
  • Scapular Winging with Movement
Axillary Nerve
  • Unable to Abduct Arm to 90 degrees
  • Unable to maintain resisted abduction at 90 degrees
Suprascapular Nerve
Musculocutaneous Nerve
Ulnar Nerve
  • Inability to cross second and third finger
  • Poor grasp and release
Radial Nerve
  • Humeral Fracture
 Forearm:
  • Wrist Drop Present
Median Nerve Forearm; High Lesion;
  • Loss Wrist Flexion
  • Loss of Opponens
  • Loss of Ulnar Deviation
  • Wasting of Thenar Eminence

Low Lesion;

  • Long Flexors Unaffected
  • Loss of Opponens
  • Thenar Muscle Wasting

Carpal Tunnel;

  • Wasting of Thenar Eminence;
  • Weakness Abductor Pollicis Brevis
  • Loss of Opponens
  • Ok Test
  • Pinch Test
Hand; LOAF

Resources[edit | edit source]

Early Rehabilitation in Conflict and Disasters, Humanity and Inclusion

Rehabilitation in Sudden Onset Disasters, Humanity and Inclusion

References [edit | edit source]

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