Postoperative radial nerve paralysis caused by fracture callus.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
This is a case of late-onset (6 weeks) radial nerve paralysis following open reduction and internal fixation of a comminuted distal humerus fracture. A transected radial nerve within the callus was found at reoperation. The mechanism of transection was thought to be repetitive motion of the nerve across an edge of new bone. The nerve was repaired and tendon transfers done subsequently with less than full functional recovery at 16 months. No such case has been previously reported.
Medical subject headings
- Bony Callus
- Humeral Fractures
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
- Postoperative Complications
- Radial Nerve
Anatomy
- humerus
- radius