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Examination of the Upper Limb

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Muscles are tested and graded using the MRC system: 0: no function, 1: flicker, 2: movement with gravity eliminated, 3: movement against gravity, 4: movement against some resistance, and 5: normal. Detailed testing can be done using a hydraulic hand dynamometer. Range of motion can be tested with a goniometer (Figs. 23.1, 23.2, 23.3, 23.4, 23.5, 23.6, 23.7, 23.8, 23.9, 23.10, 23.11, 23.12, 23.13, 23.14, 23.15, 23.16, 23.17, 23.18, 23.19, 23.20, 23.21, 23.22, 23.23, 23.24, 23.25, 23.26, 23.27, 23.28, 23.29, 23.30, 23.31, 23.32 23.33, and 23.34)

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Hanna, A.S. (2017). Examination of the Upper Limb. In: Nerve Cases. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39694-1_23

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