Rapid nerve recovery following decompression--a case of post-traumatic axonamonosis.
We report a humeral fracture associated with complete radial nerve palsy, where immediate nerve recovery followed decompression. This uncommon type of nerve lesion is referred to as axonamonosis and is not included in the traditional Seddon nerve injury classification.
Department of Orthopaedics, Mayday University Hospital, London Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey, UK.
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D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020425:Radial Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome