title: Iatrogenic posterior interosseous nerve palsy following an elbow fracture.
abstract: Posterior interosseous nerve palsy following elbow surgery is not uncommon. Nevertheless, precise etiology of the palsy is rarely described in the literature. In this paper the possible causes of the posterior interosseous nerve palsy are reviewed and an uncommon iatrogenic lesion after surgical treatment of an elbow fracture is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Van Geertruyden
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Vico
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004550:Elbow / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011884:Radius / Q000601:surgery; D013537:Sutures / Q000009:adverse effects; D000092464:Elbow Injuries