Strangulation of Radial Nerve Within Nondisplaced Fracture Component of Humeral Shaft Fracture.
Rates of radial nerve injury, which is commonly associated with humeral shaft fractures, range from 8% to 12%. This neurapraxia typically recovers with nonoperative management. In some conservatively treated cases, the radial nerve is lacerated or entrapped. Patients with a lacerated or entrapped nerve may have better outcomes with early operative management. We report on a rare case of the radial nerve entrapped within a nondisplaced segment of a closed humeral shaft fracture and describe the clinical outcome of early operative management.
Mark R
MR
Adams
Department of Orthopaedics, New Jersey Medical School, Rutgers, Newark, NJ. hwangjo@rutgers.njms.edu.
John S
JS
Hwang
Mark C
MC
Reilly
Michael S
MS
Sirkin
D000293:Adolescent; D017102:Fracture Healing / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D020425:Radial Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome