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Arm position erbs palsy

Waiters tip baby

Is injury pre or post ganglionic??

Horners sign is avulsion of t1 nerve root

Examples of prox nerve palsies

Long thoracic - scap wing


Suprascap- weak er and abd


Msk- poor biceps elb fx in sup reduced sensation radial aspect forearm


Axillary - reduced abd elevation er numbness lat upper arm