Posterior interosseous nerve palsy in a machine gunner.
We report the case of a 19-year-old Infantryman who developed posterior interosseous nerve palsy and a transient sensory deficit in a radial distribution after prolonged carrying of an M60 machine gun. Posterior interosseous nerve palsy has been reported in association with a variety of activities involving forceful, repetitive pronation and supination; however, to our knowledge, no previous cases of this palsy have been reported in association with use of a military weapon.
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1st Battalion, 175th Infantry, 5th Regiment Armory, Baltimore, MD 21201-2288, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D005389:Firearms; D006225:Hand / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011826:Radial Nerve