KROK 1 2016 – Question 49 · KROK (Medicine) · Human Anatomy
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?
- A. Axillary
- B. Ulnar
- C. Radial
- D. Median
- E. Musculocutaneous
Hint
Think about which nerve lies against the bone at the level of the fracture and which group of forearm muscles it supplies.
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