Wrist Drop

Topic: Anatomy

Created on Wednesday, January 3 2007 by

Last modified on Wednesday, January 3 2007.

 
        A) C7 radiculopathy
 
        B) Posterior interosseous neuropathy
 
        C) Posterior cord lesion
 
        D) Radial neuropathy at the spiral groove
 
        E) Radial neuropathy in the axilla
 

 

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A) C7 radiculopathy

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This patient has a posterior cord lesion. In C7 radiculopathy, shoulder abduction is intact, but in this patient it is impaired. In C7 radiculopathy, wrist flexion is impaired, but in this patient it is intact. In C7 radiculopathy, sensation is variably decreased on the lateral dorsal hand and posterior arm, but in this patient it is decreased on the lateral dorsal hand and posterior arm.   (See References)

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B) posterior interosseous neuropathy

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This patient has a posterior cord lesion. In posterior interosseous neuropathy, elbow extension is intact, but in this patient it is impaired. In posterior interosseous neuropathy, shoulder abduction is intact, but in this patient it is impaired. In posterior interosseous neuropathy, wrist extension is partially spared with radial deviation, but in this patient it is absent. In posterior interosseous neuropathy, sensation is intact, but in this patient it is decreased on the lateral dorsal hand and posterior arm.   (See References)

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C) posterior cord lesion

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This patient has posterior cord lesion. In posterior cord lesion, extension of the arm at the elbow is impaired, abduction of the shoulder is impaired, wrist extension is likely to be absent, wrist flexion is intact, and sensation is decreased on the lateral dorsal hand and posterior arm.   (See References)

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D) radial neuropathy at the spiral groove

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This patient has a posterior cord lesion. In radial neuropathy at the spiral groove, elbow extension is intact, but in this patient it is impaired. In radial neuropathy at the spiral groove, shoulder abduction is intact, but in this patient it is impaired. In radial neuropathy at the spiral groove, sensation is decreased on the lateral dorsal hand, but in this patient it is decreased on the lateral dorsal hand and posterior arm.   (See References)

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E) radial neuropathy in the axilla

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This patient has a posterior cord lesion. In radial neuropathy in the axilla, shoulder abduction is intact, but in this patient it is impaired.   (See References)

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References:

1. Preston, D.C., and Shapiro, B.E. (2005). Electromyography and Neuromuscular Disorders: Clinical-Electrophysiologic Correlations, 2nd Edition. Elsevier, Philadelphia.
2. Moore, K.L. (1992). Clinical Oriented Anatomy, 3rd Edition. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore.
3. Guarantors of Brain. (2000). Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System, fourth edition. W.B. Saunders, Edinburgh.

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Wrist Drop
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