Case Report
Iatrogenic Radial Nerve Palsy following Closed Reduction of a Simple Diaphyseal Humeral Fracture: Beware the Perfect X-Ray
| | Timepoint | Wrist extension (MRC grade) | Finger extension (MRC grade) | Radial nerve sensation |
| | Initial injury | 5/5 | 5/5 | Slight paraesthesia | | Immediately after Bohler-U cast | 0/5 | 0/5 | Absent sensation | | 1/52 post-op | 0/5 | 0/5 | Minimal sensation to light touch | | 6/52 post-op | 1/5 | 3/5 | Subjectively improving | | 3/12 post-op | 3/5 | 3/5 | Subjectively improving | | 8/12 post-op | 5/5 | 5/5 | Subjectively normal |
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