Strangulation of Radial Nerve Within Nondisplaced Fracture Component of Humeral Shaft Fracture.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2016
Abstract
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.
Volume
45
Issue
4
First Page
217
Last Page
220
ISSN
1934-3418
Published In/Presented At
Adams, M. R., Hwang, J. S., Reilly, M. C., & Sirkin, M. S. (2016). Strangulation of Radial Nerve Within Nondisplaced Fracture Component of Humeral Shaft Fracture. American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), 45(4), E217–E220.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
27327929
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article