Wrist drop → Which nerve?
Drop down in the comments: what nerve it is, causes, clinical implications, and management.
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median nerve controls movement and feeling in your forearm, wrist, hand, thumb and fingers. A pinched median nerve can cause carpal tunnel syndrome
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True - the median nerve controls movement and sensation in parts of the forearm, wrist, hand, thumb, and fingers. A pinched median nerve at the wrist is the primary cause of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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this is carper tunnel syndrome and its affected because of median nerve
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Good job @alf1ya. Any ideas on the management?
Great @Rituparna25. What may be the complications and management?
Yes, you are right @kriti_gelod. Any other points you would like to add on this?
small details for cause and treatment in one line
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Yes, @kriti_gelod, please do share. What might be the cause and treatment?
cause:- wrist fracture
due to swelling and inflammation caused by rheumatoid arthritis or other diseases.
treatment:- wrist splinting, medicines and surgery. Splinting and other conservative treatment
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Hello,
Wrist drop is a condition caused by radial nerve palsy.Patient unable to do wrist movements due to radial nerve compression.
Treatment: Initial management is Wrist splinting, Physical exercise for strengthen extensors.
If recovery is not done more a months ,then surgery is the option for that.
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Great 
@kriti_gelod
@DrPreetiRoman Yes, mam you have correctly pinpointed everything. Great work 
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