title: Radial nerve palsy.
abstract: The anatomy of the radial nerve, functional loss from nerve damage at various levels, timing of tendon transfers, choices of tendon motors for transfer, and operative and postoperative management have been discussed. My preference of transfers for complete radial nerve palsy is: (table: see text).
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Reid
mesh_terms: D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010243:Paralysis / Q000601:surgery*; D011826:Radial Nerve; D013709:Tendon Transfer