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Your patient presents with a recent hip dislocation. They are unable to adduct their thigh and have a sensory deficit on the medial thigh. What nerve has been affected?
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Obturator L2-4
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Muscles include obt. externus, gracilis, adductor longus, brevis and magnus
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Your patient has a pelvic fracture and is unable to flex their thigh or extend their leg. There is also a sensory deficit on the anterior thigh and medial leg. What nerve has been affected?
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Femoral L2-4
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Muscles affected include Iliacus, pectineus, sartorius, quad femoris
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Your patient is unable to evert their foot, dorsiflex or extend their toes. They were in a car accident with trauma to their lateral leg and fibula next fracture. What nerve has been affected?
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Common peroneal L4-S2
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Muscles affected include biceps femoris, tibialis ant, ext halicus longus, ext. digitoum longus, peroneus tertius innervated by the deep peroneal n. Also the peroneus longus and brevis from the superficial peroneal n.
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Your patient has had recent knee trauma. They now are unable to invert their foot, plantar flex or flex their toes. Upon examination you find the sole of the foot has a sensory deficit. What nerve has been affected?
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Tibial L4-S3
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Muscles in the thigh include the biceps femoris, semimembranosus, semitendinosis, adductor magnus (along with obturator). Muscles in the leg and below include gastro, plantaris, soleus, tibialis post, flexor digit. longus and flexor hallucis longus and popliteus.
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Your patient has had a posterior hip dislocation and can no longer abduct their thigh. They have a positive Trendelenburg sign. What nerve has been affected?
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Superior Glut L4-S2
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Muscles affected are gluteus medius/ minimus and tensor fascia latae.
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Your patient had a posterior hip dislocation and is now unable to jump, climb stairs or rise from sitting. What nerve has been affected?
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Inf. Gluteal L5-S2
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The gluteus maximus muscle is innervated by this nerve.
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