Peripheral nerve and brachial plexus injury
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| Erb-Duchenne palsy (or Waiter's tip) | Upper trunk of brachial plexus (C5, C6)
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| Klumpke injury due to sudden upward jerk of arm, associated with Horner's syndrome | Lower trunk of brachial plexus (C8, T1)
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| Claw hand (impaired wrist flexion and adduction) | Ulnar nerve
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| Wrist drop | Radial nerve
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| Pain with wrist flexion due to repetitive motion injury (carpal tunnel syndrome) | Median nerve
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| Deltoid paralysis | Axillary nerve
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| Winged scapula after mastectomy | Long thoracic nerve
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| Decreased elbow flexion and loss of biceps reflex | Musculocutaneous nerve
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| Foot drop | Common peroneal nerve
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| Loss of ability to plantarflex | Tibial nerve
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| Loss of ability to make a fist | Median nerve at elbow
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| Patient unable to make an "o" with thumb and index finger | Median nerve at wrist - anterior interosseous branch
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| Anterior shoulder dislocation | Axillary nerve
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| +ve Phalen's and Tinel's tests | Median nerve at wrist
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| Loss of knee jerk reflex (due to loss of quadriceps function) and anaesthesia of anterior thigh | Femoral nerve
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| Anterior hip dislocation resulting in loss of thigh adduction | Obturator nerve
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| Loss of ability to rise from a seated position or climb stairs due to loss of gluteus maximus function | Inferior gluteal nerve
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| Positive Trendelenburg sign | Superior gluteal nerve
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| Posterior hip dislocation | Superior or inferior gluteal nerve
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