A man arrived into a traumatological department with a trauma of the right shoulder. Examination revealed a displaced humeral shaft fracture on the right in the middle one-third of the humerus; the patient cannot extend the fingers of his right hand. What nerve is damaged? Radial Ulnar Median Musculocutaneous Axillary
A man arrived into a traumatological department with a trauma of the right shoulder. Examination revealed a displaced humeral shaft fracture on the right in the middle one-third of the humerus; the patient cannot extend the fingers of his right hand. What nerve is damaged? Radial Ulnar Median Musculocutaneous Axillary
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![A man arrived into a traumatological department with a trauma of the right
shoulder. Examination revealed a displaced humeral shaft fracture on the right in the
middle one-third of the humerus; the patient cannot extend the fingers of his right
hand. What nerve is damaged?
Radial
Ulnar
Median
Musculocutaneous
Axillary](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F649a796d-2243-4c21-995f-748db31382e9%2F8d6eb1a4-b358-4863-b713-4f2425c9ea31%2F6s32xsk_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:A man arrived into a traumatological department with a trauma of the right
shoulder. Examination revealed a displaced humeral shaft fracture on the right in the
middle one-third of the humerus; the patient cannot extend the fingers of his right
hand. What nerve is damaged?
Radial
Ulnar
Median
Musculocutaneous
Axillary
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