Median nerve supply to the intrinsic hand muscles
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These thenar muscles are supplied by the median nerve; weakness suggests carpal tunnel syndrome or median palsy.
Covers only the median-supplied intrinsic hand muscles, not forearm muscles or sensation.
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Lateral two lumbricals
Opponens pollicis
Abductor pollicis brevis
L: Lateral two lumbricals; O: Opponens pollicis; A: Abductor pollicis brevis; F: Flexor pollicis brevis (superficial head).
It belongs to Peripheral nerve injuries in Orthopaedics.
Covers only the median-supplied intrinsic hand muscles, not forearm muscles or sensation.
These thenar muscles are supplied by the median nerve; weakness suggests carpal tunnel syndrome or median palsy.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Orthopaedics question about Peripheral nerve injuries.
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