🦵 Bromage Score (Motor Block)
UseWhen to use: documenting recovery from spinal/epidural motor block.
StrataHigher grades imply denser block — confirm recovery before ambulation per local policy.
LimitsWhen not to use: mixing modified Bromage label sets. · Pitfall: scoring during dense surgical anesthesia only. · Not sole discharge criterion.
SourceClassic Bromage motor-block scale
This-shift next steps
After scoring: open the scene pack, peer scores, and the matching pathway. Local reference — no HIS write.
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Methodology · worked example, guidelines & full notes
0–3 classic scale.
When to use
When to use: documenting recovery from spinal/epidural motor block.
How it works
0 free movement → 1 knees only limited → 2 ankles only → 3 complete.
Key points
- 0–3 classic scale.
- Neuraxial recovery.
- Next: sensation / hemodynamics.
References
- Classic Bromage motor-block scale
Worked calculation
The values below come from this tool's own example placeholders and are computed server-side with the formula shown on this page, so the arithmetic can be checked quickly. It demonstrates how to substitute values only — it is not clinical advice and not a real case.
| Observed motor block | 1 — able to flex knees; free ankles |
|---|
→Bromage1/3
- Meaning：Partial block (hips)
- Cue：Lower-grade / none — still confirm sensation and hemodynamics
| Observed motor block | 0 — free movement of hips, knees, ankles |
|---|
→Bromage0/3
- Meaning：No motor block
- Cue：Lower-grade / none — still confirm sensation and hemodynamics
Verification & sources · governance
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
- Does Bromage Score (Motor Block) upload patient data? Where is it calculated?
- Calculation runs locally in the browser; inputs and results are not uploaded. For licensed clinicians only; interpret with history, investigations and local protocols — not a diagnosis or prescription.
- How is Bromage Score (Motor Block) calculated in practice? Can you show a worked example?
- Inputs: Observed motor block 1 — able to flex knees; free ankles → Result: Bromage 1 /3（Meaning: Partial block (hips), Cue: Lower-grade / none — still confirm sensation and hemodynamics） Inputs: Observed motor block 0 — free movement of hips, knees, ankles → Result: Bromage 0 /3（Meaning: No motor block, Cue: Lower-grade / none — still confirm sensation and hemodynamics）