Crutch palsy is injury to which nerve?: (A) Radial nerve, (B) Ulnar nerve, (C) Median nerve, (D) Musculocutaneous nerve
Answer is A. Answer-A. Radial nerveVery high lesions of radial nerve may be caused by trauma or operations around the shoulder.This is seen in drink and drug addicts who fall into a stupor with the arm dangling over the back of a chair ('saturday night pals/) or in thin elderly patients using crutches ('crutch palsy').