asmi
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A fall on the elbow fractures the medial epicondyle and damages important adjacent structures. Among the deficits listed below, select the one most likely to be encountered in this patient:
a. inability to flex the wrist
b. inability to extend the wrist
c. inability to oppose the thumb
d .inability to grasp a piece of paper tightly between the extended 2nd and 3rd finger.
e. inability to abduct the wrist
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| meg
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a.
ulnar nerve affected, flexor carpi ulnaris weakness
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| kalibonite
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is it A
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| asmi
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But the answer is D :roll:
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| step1taker
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D. bec ulnar nerve innervates the interossei muscle of the fingers, responsible for abducting & adducting the fingers i.e. holding a piece of paper between the tips of your pingers
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| step1taker
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tip of your fingers,i mean 
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| meg
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yes D would be right
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