title: Posterior interosseous nerve compression due to an enlarged bicipital bursa confirmed by MRI.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Spinner
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Lins
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spinner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002061:Bursa, Synovial / Q000473:pathology*; D004550:Elbow; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*