title: Radial nerve rupture after a traction injury: a case report.
abstract: A case in which a patient sustained a closed rupture of the radial nerve at the lateral intramuscular septum from a traction injury is presented. No humeral fracture occurred, and the patient regained substantial function after delayed primary repair.
authors.affiliation: Indiana Hand Center, Indianapolis.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Idler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D012421:Rupture