RADIAL NEUROPATHY - 07/09/11

Doi : 10.1016/S0733-8619(05)70150-X

Nels Carlson, MD ^a, Eric L. Logigian, MD ^b

^a Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon (NC)

^b Department of Neurology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York (EL)

Resumen

Radial neuropathies are a common cause of pain, weakness, and sensory impairment.^{67 Posner M.A. Compressive neuropathies in the median and radial nerves at the elbow Clin Sports Med 1990 ; 9 : 343 [cross-ref]

Haga clic aquí para ir a la sección de Referencias} The radial nerve is involved less frequently than the median and the ulnar nerves in entrapment syndromes^{15 Dawson D.M., Hallett M., Millender L.H. Radial nerve entrapment Entrapment Neuropathies Boston: Little, Brown and Co (1990).
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Haga clic aquí para ir a la sección de Referencias, 21 Eaton C.J., Lister G.D. Radial nerve compression Hand Clin 1992 ; 8 : 345

Haga clic aquí para ir a la sección de Referencias, 40 Kleinert J.M., Mehta S. Radial nerve entrapment Orthop Clin North Am 1996 ; 27 : 305

Haga clic aquí para ir a la sección de Referencias}; however, the radial nerve is the most frequently traumatically injured nerve in the arm, usually secondary to fractures.^{4 Barton N.J. Radial nerve lesions Hand 1973 ; 5 : 200

Haga clic aquí para ir a la sección de Referencias} Radial neuropathies affect primarily the extensor muscles of the upper extremity or the sensation of the posterior upper extremity. Functional knowledge of radial nerve anatomy helps the clinician to localize radial nerve lesions to the proximal arm, distal arm, elbow, forearm, or wrist and to distinguish radial neuropathies from radiculopathy or plexopathy.

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