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. 2023 Dec 25;10(1):120–134. doi: 10.21037/jss-23-39

Table 5. Median nerve injury presentations (32).

Lesion Motor symptom Sensory symptom Etiology
Anterior interosseous nerve origin (proximal) Hand of benediction; impaired wrist pronation and flexion; thenar muscle atrophy (chronic injury) Thumb; index and middle finger; radial side of ring finger Humeral fracture
At the anterior interosseous nerve Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome None Supracondylar fractures, puncturing injuries anatomical compression, transient neuritis
Below anterior interosseous nerve origin (distal) Recurrent branch of median nerve; median claw; ape hand; palmar cutaneous nerve Thumb; index and middle finger; radial side of ring finger Anatomical compression
Wrist Carpal tunnel syndrome Carpal bone dislocation and chronic compression