Posterior interosseous nerve compression due to an enlarged bicipital bursa confirmed by MRI.
Posterior interosseous nerve compression is a well-described clinical entity with many aetiologies. Fewer than 12 documented cases of the condition due to an enlarged bicipital bursa exist in the literature. We describe a case in which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used in the preoperative assessment of a mass in the proximal forearm with a clinical diagnosis of partial posterior interosseous nerve compression.
Spinner
R J
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Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
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Collins
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D000328:Adult; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000473:pathology*; D004550:Elbow; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*