Ulnar Nerve Examination
Not to miss following points during the examination
Attitute of the limb or hand
cascade of fingers
Look -
any scars on arm , forarm
guttering on the dorsum of hand , wasting on hypothenar region
Feel - temperature
any soft tissue or bony tenderness
tinel's sign ,scar tenderness , scar pliability
Movement
active and passive
Measurement if any angulation or bony deformity
Neurovvascular examination
sensation of autonomous zones of hand and direct the examination to the nerve affected
Power of muscles - Examine both the weaker muscles and donor group of muscles
Elbow - Brachioradialis
Wrist FCU
Hand FDP - 4th and 5th finger , FDS Ring Finger , FDP 2nd and 3rd finger
Lumbricals
Opponens Digiti Minimi
Abductor Digiti Minimi
Adductor Pollicis
FPB
Special tests to know the names .
Card test - for Palmar interossei
Igawa test- for dorsal interossei
Froment's sign - flexor pollicis sucstitutes adductor pollicis
Reflexes
Pulsation / allen's test
How do you proceed ?
detailed history , physical examination
NCS and EMG
What next ?
Like any other nerve injuries ,see previous section on nerve injury management.
What are choices for tendon transfer ?
Low Ulnar Nerve Injury
Brachioradialis
EIP
FDS from 2nd or 3rd finger
High Ulnar Nerve injury
Brachioradialis
EIP
FDP from 2nd,3rd finger
sensory flap
see the mnemonic
BEF again like in median nerve
Attitute of the limb or hand
cascade of fingers
Look -
any scars on arm , forarm
guttering on the dorsum of hand , wasting on hypothenar region
Feel - temperature
any soft tissue or bony tenderness
tinel's sign ,scar tenderness , scar pliability
Movement
active and passive
Measurement if any angulation or bony deformity
Neurovvascular examination
sensation of autonomous zones of hand and direct the examination to the nerve affected
Power of muscles - Examine both the weaker muscles and donor group of muscles
Elbow - Brachioradialis
Wrist FCU
Hand FDP - 4th and 5th finger , FDS Ring Finger , FDP 2nd and 3rd finger
Lumbricals
Opponens Digiti Minimi
Abductor Digiti Minimi
Adductor Pollicis
FPB
Special tests to know the names .
Card test - for Palmar interossei
Igawa test- for dorsal interossei
Froment's sign - flexor pollicis sucstitutes adductor pollicis
Reflexes
Pulsation / allen's test
How do you proceed ?
detailed history , physical examination
NCS and EMG
What next ?
Like any other nerve injuries ,see previous section on nerve injury management.
What are choices for tendon transfer ?
Low Ulnar Nerve Injury
Brachioradialis
EIP
FDS from 2nd or 3rd finger
High Ulnar Nerve injury
Brachioradialis
EIP
FDP from 2nd,3rd finger
sensory flap
see the mnemonic
BEF again like in median nerve
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