For anyone who's watching this and was remembering the Step 1 diagrams thinking "why don't you also test the middle finger and thumb for median nerve?", I asked my ortho friend (anatomy nerd) and she said for hand sensation all you need to test is: -dorsal/web space of thumb (radial nerve) -radial border of index finger (median nerve) -ulnar border of pinky (ulnar nerve)
Reason being that things like volar middle finger could have innervation from ulnar in some folks, etc.
Matt P. - February 14, 2023 11:40 AM
For anyone who's watching this and was remembering the Step 1 diagrams thinking "why don't you also test the middle finger and thumb for median nerve?", I asked my ortho friend (anatomy nerd) and she said for hand sensation all you need to test is:
-dorsal/web space of thumb (radial nerve)
-radial border of index finger (median nerve)
-ulnar border of pinky (ulnar nerve)
Reason being that things like volar middle finger could have innervation from ulnar in some folks, etc.
Matt P. - February 14, 2023 11:42 AM
Sorry, wasn't being contradictory, radial or volar tip of index finger for median nerve
Jessie W. - February 14, 2023 4:21 PM
Good pointers! Thanks, Matt!