title: Spontaneous anterior interosseous nerve palsy with hourglass-like fascicular constriction within the main trunk of the median nerve.
abstract: Interfascicular neurolysis was performed in nine patients with spontaneous anterior interosseous nerve palsy. In eight of these patients, an hourglass-like constriction in the fascicles forming the anterior interosseous nerve was found within the main trunk of the median nerve at 2-7.5 cm above the medial epicondyle. The clinical signs and symptoms of these eight patients were similar to those that have been described to isolated neuritis. While the etiology remains unknown, when spontaneous anterior interosseous nerve palsy is suspected to be caused by isolated neuritis, interfascicular neurolysis should be performed to confirm the lesion and to discover whether fascicular constriction is present.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Tokyo Hospital Branch, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nagano
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shibata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tokimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tajiri
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004550:Elbow / Q000294:innervation*; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005542:Forearm / Q000294:innervation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D009416:Nerve Regeneration / Q000502:physiology; D010243:Paralysis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000637:transplantation; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012583:Schwann Cells / Q000473:pathology