The most complex nerve plexus is the brachial plexus, consisting of cervical nerves 5 through ... and they are important for proper upper extremity, shoulder, and diaphragm function (Fig 3A ...

During this early stage, there is no irreversible muscle or nerve damage due to increased ... complaining of intolerable pain after having an extremity cast applied. If action is not taken to ...

Hirayama disease (HD), which is also referred to as juvenile muscular atrophy of the distal upper extremities or monomelic ... and segmental nerve injuries limited to the lower cervical segment and ...

In patients with low cervical injury (C6 and below), proximal upper extremity function might be preserved ... Thumb abductors: median nerve, or abductor pollicis brevis and longus; • Thumb flexors: ...