title: Spontaneous partial posterior interosseous nerve palsy not caused by an adjacent ganglion.
abstract: We report a case of spontaneous partial posterior interosseous nerve palsy where the ganglion adjacent to the nerve was not the main cause of the compression. Instead, a thick fascial band deep to the distal edge of the supinator was found responsible. This case illustrates the importance of completing the nerve exploration to fit with the clinical picture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore. jaceug@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Jacqueline Siau Woon
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Andrew Kean Tuck
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Yam
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000294:innervation*; D045888:Ganglion Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010291:Paresis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*