Radial Nerve Laceration two years after a Stab Wound to the Distal Humerus: a Case Report

S. Maloon1, M. Singer1
1Hand Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa

Tóm tắt

A patient is described who was stabbed in the upper arm and two years later developed a radial nerve palsy. X-rays showed that the tip of the knife had broken off in the arm. At operation this bit of blade was loose and had completely divided the radial nerve.


Tài liệu tham khảo

10.1016/0072-968X(73)90029-6 10.2106/00004623-198466060-00020 SEDDON H, 1972, Surgical Disorders of the Peripheral Nerves