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Radial nerve palsy in children
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise radial nerve palsy in children — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
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- Radial nerve arises from posterior cord (C5-C8, T1), winds around spiral groove of humerus - key site of vulnerability
- Divides at lateral epicondyle into: superficial radial nerve (sensory only - dorsal lateral hand/digits) and posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) (motor only - wrist and finger extensors)
- Isolated PIN injury = motor loss WITHOUT sensory deficit + wrist extension partially preserved (extensor carpi radialis longus supplied above PIN branch point)
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