Injury of the Lower Limb

by Mohammed Ahmed 

1. Damage to the femoral nerve causes:

a) impaired flexion of the hip,

b) impaired flexion of the knee,

c) impaired extension of the knee,

d) impaired extension of the hip,

e)paralysis of adductor muscles.

2. Damage to the sciatic nerve causes:

a) impaired extension at the knee,

b) impaired flexion at the knee,

c) loss of dorsiflexion, plantar flexion,

d) impaired extension at the hip,

e) paralysis of hamstring muscles.

3. Trendelenburg gait is caused:

a) Damage to the Inferior Gluteal Nerve,

b)Damage to the Superior Gluteal Nerve,

c) Parlysis of gluteus medius and gluteus maximus,

d) Parlysis of gluteus medius and gluteus minimus

e) Show trendelenburg sign positive(+).

4. Damage to the common peroneal nerve causes:

a) Foot drop,

b) Loss of sensation on the dorsum of the foot,

c) Loss of sensation on the medial aspect of the leg,

d) Loss of inversion,

e) Paralysis of all muscles in the anterior and lateral compartment of the leg.

5. Injury to Tibial nerve causes:

a) Loss of flexion of toes,

b) Loss of dorsiflexion of the foot,

c) Weakened inversion,

d) Loss of sensation at posterior aspect of the leg and dorsum of foot,

e) Loss of plantarflexion of the foot.

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