For which of the following nerve palsies is the below test detected?
Median nerve
Ulnar nerve
Radial nerve
Anterior interosseous nerve
Ans. B. Ulnar nerveThe picture shows the card test which tests the ulnar nerve (palmar interossei).* In this test, the examiner inserts a card between the two extended fingers, and the patient is asked to hold it as tightly as possible, while the examiner tries to pull the card out.* The power of adductors palmar interossei-adduction (PAD) can thus be judged.* Ulnar nerve supplies the hypothenar muscles, all the palmar and dorsal interossei and medial two lumbricals.
Peripheral Nerve Injuries