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Orthopaedics Peripheral nerve injuries b7ffa10e

Wasting of the intrinsic muscles of the hand can be expected to follow injury of the -

A
Ulnar nerve
B
Radial nerve
C
Brachial nerve
D
Axillary nerve
High-Yield Explanation
Intrinsic muscle of the hand * muscles of thenar eminence ( abductor pollicis brevis,flexor pollicis brevis, opponents pollicis) - median nerve *adductor of thumb ( adductor pollicis) - deep branch of ulnar nerve * muscle on medial side of palm( palmaris brevis)- superficial branch of ulnar nerve * muscle of hypothenar eminence (abductor digiti minimi, flexor digiti minimi, opponents digiti minimi)- deep branch of ulnar nerve * lumbricals - 1st& 2nd - median nerve; 3rd & 4th - ulnar nerve *palmar interossei & dorsal interossei - deep branch of ulnar nerve REF: MAHESWARI 9TH ED

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