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Lower extremity muscle function and innervation 1

Topic: Pharmacology

Created on Monday, September 18 2006 by

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A patient presents with a weakness of ankle dorsiflexion. Which of the following spinal root segments represents the minimum lesion required to cause this deficit?

 
        A) L3 and L4
 
        B) L2 and L3
 
        C) L4
 
        D) S1 and S2
 
        E) L1 and L2
 

 


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A) L3 and L4

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L3 and L4 are the spinal segments which most strongly affect knee extension.  (See References)

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B) L2 and L3

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L2 and L3 are the spinal segments which most strongly affect hip adduction.  (See References)

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C) L4

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Ankle dorsiflexion is most strongly affected by the L4 spinal segment.  (See References)

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D) S1 and S2

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S1 and S2 are the spinal segments which most strongly affect ankle plantarflexion.  (See References)

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E) L1 and L2

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L1 and L2 are the spinal segments which most strongly affect hip flexion.  (See References)

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References:

1. Guarantors of Brain. (2000). Aids to the Examination of the Peripheral Nervous System, fourth edition. W.B. Saunders, Edinburgh.
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Lower extremity muscle function and innervation 1
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