👶🏻 Pediatrics: brachial plexus injuries

Question 1

Answer 1

Erb’s Palsy (Waiter’s tip)

more proximal C5, C6 and at time C7

Question 2

Pediatrics: brachial plexus injuries

__________palsy affects the muscles of the hand and the sensation of the medial arm.

Answer 2

Klumpke’s

Question 3

Pediatrics: brachial plexus injuries

The hand is held in a claw position of extension of the metacarpal phalangeal joints and flexion of distal, intra, and proximal phalangeal joint. The thumb is in abduction.

Answer 3

Klumpke’s palsy affects the muscles of the hand and the sensation of the medial arm.

Question 4

Answer 4

Klumpke’s palsy C-8 & T1

low brachial plexus (distal injuries)