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  2. Brachial plexus injury - Wikipedia

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    Signs and symptoms may include a limp or paralyzed arm, lack of muscle control in the arm, hand, or wrist, and lack of feeling or sensation in the arm or hand. Although several mechanisms account for brachial plexus injuries, the most common is nerve compression or stretch. Infants, in particular, may experience brachial plexus injuries during ...

  3. Sciatica - Wikipedia

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    Typically, symptoms are only on one side of the body. [3] Certain causes, however, may result in pain on both sides. [3] Lower back pain is sometimes present. [3] Weakness or numbness may occur in various parts of the affected leg and foot. [3] About 90% of sciatica is due to a spinal disc herniation pressing on one of the lumbar or sacral ...

  4. Klumpke paralysis - Wikipedia

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    Symptoms can range from minor to severe and can be obvious or subtle. The right arm and hand are more likely to be affected than the left. Symptoms include atrophy of the arm or hand, claw hand, constant crying (due to pain), [10] intrinsic minus hand deformity, [11] paralysis of intrinsic hand muscles, and C8/T1 Dermatome distribution numbness.

  5. Back injury - Wikipedia

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    Surgery is considered when symptoms persist after attempting conservative treatment. It is estimated 10-20 percent of individuals with low back pain fail to improve with conservative measures. [22] A discectomy is a common procedure used to alleviate the radiating pain and neurological symptoms associated with a herniated disc. [23]

  6. Compartment syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The use of devices that apply external pressure to the area, such as splints, casts, and tight wound dressings, should be avoided. [57] If symptoms persist after conservative treatment or if an individual does not wish to give up the physical activities which bring on symptoms, compartment syndrome can be treated by a surgery known as a fasciotomy.

  7. Radiculopathy - Wikipedia

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    [6] [7] Neck pain or back pain may also be present. [medical citation needed] Physical examination may reveal motor and sensory deficits in the distribution of a nerve root. In the case of cervical radiculopathy , Spurling's test may elicit or reproduce symptoms radiating down the arm.

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  9. Sacroiliac joint dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Over-diagnosis and attention on herniated discs has led to the SI joint becoming an underappreciated pain generator in an estimated 15% to 25% of patients with axial low back pain. [1] [8] [3] [5] [6] [7] The ligaments in the sacroiliac are among the strongest in the body and are not suspected by many clinicians to be susceptible to spraining ...