COMMON INJURIES
*Wrist drop – Radial nerve*
*Foot drop – Either common peroneal nerve or sciatic nerve*
*Claw hand – Ulnar nerve*
*Paraesthesia of thumb, index and middle finger – Median nerve*
*Numbness on superior aspect of upper arm just below shoulder joint –
Axillary nerve*
*Fibular neck fracture – Common peroneal nerve*
*Femur neck fracture or Acetabular fractures – Sciatic nerve*
*Fracture of humeral shaft – Likely Radial nerve*
*Fracture of humeral Neck – Likely Axillary nerve*
*Monteggia fracture – Radial nerve*
*Paraesthesia and impaired sensation in both hands (glove distribution)
– Peripheral neuropathy*
