The Efficacy of Ultrasound for Visualizing Radial Nerve Lesions with Coexistent Plate Fixation of Humeral Shaft Fractures

Radial nerve palsy accompanied by humeral shaft fracture is uncommon in clinical practice, which has been commonly summed up into two categories: primary and secondary.[1] For patients with primary radial nerve palsy (PNP), the loss of nerve function occurs along with the humeral shaft fracture, which is supposed to be caused by initial high-energy trauma.[2, 3] These patients undergo spontaneous neurological recovery within 3-6 months after the initial surgical repair or conservative treatment, and the overall rate of spontaneous recovery ranged approximately from 70% to 80%.[3, 4] Secondary radial nerve palsy (SNP) is characterized by immediate nerve dysfunction after internal fixation or manual reduction.

Source: Injury - November 16, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Jun Shen, Fangjing Yang, Weimin Chen, Fei Wang, Chunmin Liang, Yanqun Qiu, Wendong Xu Source Type: research