Isolated injury to a major branch of the posterior interosseous nerve of the forearm with surgical repair.
We report the case of a patient who sustained an isolated injury to one of the two main branches of the posterior interosseous nerve of the forearm. Repair by epineurial suture was followed by complete recovery.
Poppi
M
M
Division of Neurosurgery, Ospedale Bellaria, Bologna Italy.
Stumpo
M
M
Acciarri
N
N
D000328:Adult; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009410:Nerve Degeneration; D009417:Nerve Tissue / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D013537:Sutures