Windmill pitcher's radial neuropathy.
The authors present two cases of severe radial nerve injury with different sites of pathology but a similar mechanism: the "windmill" pitching motion of competitive softball. Both patients required surgical intervention with neurolysis, and both improved postoperatively. The literature on related radial nerve injuries is briefly reviewed and pathophysiological mechanisms are discussed.
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Division of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001484:Baseball / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008866:Microsurgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology