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Table 4 Manual muscle test on admission

From: Giant cell arteritis with cervical radiculopathy mimicking polymyalgia rheumatica and elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis: a case report

 

Right

Left

Dominant nerve

Biceps brachii

3/5

1/5

C5–C6

Triceps brachii

5/5

5/5

C6–C7–C8

Brachioradialis

5/5

1/5

C5–C6

Supinator teres

5/5

1/5

C5–C6

Pronator teres

5/5

5/5

C6–C7

Deltoid

3/5

1/5

C5–C6

Pectoralis major

3/5

3/5

C5–C6–C7–C8–T1

Trapezius

5/5

5/5

C3–C4

Supraspinatus

3/5

1/5

C5–C6

Infraspinatus

3/5

*

C5–C6

Rhomboids

5/5

5/5

C4–C5

Latissimus dorsi

5/5

5/5

C6–C7–C8

  1. C, cervical; T, thoracic
  2. *We could not assess the patient’s left infraspinatus muscle strength as he was unable to get the correct limb position