Which of the following nerve is most commonly damaged during wrist slash injury?
Correct Answer: Median nerve
Description: The median nerve lies very superficially at the wrist, in the interval between the tendons of the flexor digitorum superficialis and the flexor carpi radialis muscles just proximal to its entry under the flexor retinaculum in the hand. During wrist slash injuries, the other nerve which could be damaged is ulnar nerve, if the injury was extended more medial.
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