Emergency War Surgery NATO Handbook: Part IV: Regional Wounds and Injuries: Chapter
XXXIII: Injuries of the Spinal Column and Cord
Table 16 - Assessment of Spinal Cord Injuries
United States Department of Defense
Table 16 - Assessment of Spinal Cord Injuries
Level |
Sensory Deficit |
Motor Deficit |
Reflex |
C-2, 3 |
Neck; back of head |
Diaphragm; Accessory respiratory muscles. |
- |
C-4 |
Shoulders |
Diaphragm, Shoulder shrug |
- |
C-5 |
Anterolateral side of arm |
Elbow flexion |
Biceps |
C-6 |
Radial side of forearm; thumb |
Wrist extension |
Branchioradialis |
C-7 |
Mid palm; long finger |
Interior finger flexor; wrist flexion; elbow |
triceps |
C-8 |
Ulnar side of hand; wrist |
Interior finger flexors |
- |
T-1 |
Ulnar side of forearm |
Hand intrinsics |
- |
T-3 |
Above nipples |
- |
- |
T-4 |
Nipple level |
- |
- |
T-5 |
Below nipples |
- |
- |
T-9, 10 |
Above umbilicus |
Abdominal flexors |
Umbilical |
T-11, 12 |
Below umbilicus |
- |
Umbilical |
L-1 |
Suprapubic |
- |
- |
L-2 |
Anterior thigh |
- |
- |
L-3 |
Around the knee |
- |
- |
L-4 |
Medial side of leg |
Knee extension |
Knee |
L-5 |
Laterial side of leg |
Foot dorsiflexion |
- |
S-1 |
Lateral foot, soles and heels |
Ankle plantar flexion |
Ankle |
S-2, 3, 4 |
Perianal; scrotum |
Renal sphincter |
Bulbocavernosus; cremasteric |
Approved for public release; Distribution is unlimited.
The listing of any non-Federal product in this CD is not an
endorsement of the product itself, but simply an acknowledgement of the source.
Operational Medicine 2001
Health Care in Military Settings
Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
Department of the Navy
2300 E Street NW
Washington, D.C
20372-5300 |
Operational Medicine
Health Care in Military Settings
CAPT Michael John Hughey, MC, USNR
NAVMED P-5139
January 1, 2001 |
United States Special Operations Command
7701 Tampa Point Blvd.
MacDill AFB, Florida
33621-5323 |
This web version is provided by
The Brookside Associates Medical Education Division.
It contains original contents from the official US Navy NAVMED P-5139, but has
been reformatted for web access and includes advertising and links that were not
present in the original version. This web version has not been approved by the
Department of the Navy or the Department of Defense. The presence of any
advertising on these pages does not constitute an endorsement of that product or
service by either the US Department of Defense or the Brookside Associates. The
Brookside Associates is a private organization, not affiliated with the United
States Department of Defense.
Contact Us · ·
Other Brookside
Products
|