Outcomes of Nerve Reconstruction for Radial Nerve Injuries Based on the Level of Injury in 244 Operative Cases

We report a single surgeon series of 244 patients with radial nerve injuries who had nerve repair, neurolysis, or nerve graft over a 17-year period. 44 patients had a Level I or infraclavicular injury, 37 had a Level II injury within the spiral groove of the humerus, 104 had a Level III injury from...

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Published in:The Journal of hand surgery, European volume European volume, 2010-06, Vol.35 (5), p.385-391
Main Authors: Pan, C.-H., Chuang, D.C.-C., Rodríguez-Lorenzo, A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Diseases of the osteoarticular system
Female
Hand - physiology
Humans
Infant
Injury Severity Score
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Movement - physiology
Peripheral Nerves - transplantation
Radial Nerve - injuries
Radial Nerve - surgery
Radial Neuropathy - surgery
Retrospective Studies
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Upper Extremity - injuries
Upper Extremity - surgery
Young Adult
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Summary:We report a single surgeon series of 244 patients with radial nerve injuries who had nerve repair, neurolysis, or nerve graft over a 17-year period. 44 patients had a Level I or infraclavicular injury, 37 had a Level II injury within the spiral groove of the humerus, 104 had a Level III injury from the lateral arm to antebrachial fossa and 64 had a Level IV injury affecting the posterior interosseous nerve. Nerve grafting was used most frequently in all groups, and was the only method of reconstruction for level II injury. At 21.5 months follow up, Level IV injuries had significantly better outcome of finger and thumb extension, while wrist extension recovered in at least 80% of the patients irrespective of the level of injury. The radial nerve recovered better if repaired or reconstructed within 5 months of injury.
ISSN:1753-1934
2043-6289
2043-6289
DOI:10.1177/1753193409360283