radial paralysis

noun

1. vet science paralysis of a forelimb as a result of loss of function of the radial nerve, usually following traumatic injury

Example Sentences

The leg is flexed as in complete radial paralysis, or fracture of the ulna.

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Described under the titles of "Radial Paralysis" and "Brachial Paralysis," there is to be found in veterinary literature a discussion of conditions which vary in character from the almost insignificant form of paresis to the incurably affected conditions wherein the whole shoulder is completely paralyzed.

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Symptomatology.—The position assumed by a horse suffering from a transverse fracture of the ulna, is similar to that in radial paralysis.

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Differential Diagnosis.—In making examination of these cases, one can exclude fracture by absence of crepitation and usually, also, swelling is absent in radial paralysis.

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In a typical case of radial paralysis, the affected leg can sustain its normal share of weight if placed in position, that is, if the carpal joint is extended in such manner that the leg is positioned as in its normal weight-bearing attitude.

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