AccessPT Channel, Weekly Physical Therapy Conundrum

PT Question of the week – Sensation loss

A patient arrives in your clinic with complaints of sensation loss over the area of the radius of the left upper extremity, extending from the elbow joint distally to the wrist. Which of the following nerves would you suspect is responsible for this sensation loss?

  1. Musculocutaneous
  2. Medial antebrachial cutaneous
  3. Lateral antebrachial cutaneous
  4. Both 1 and 3

The solution will be posted in a few days.