Radial Nerve Torsion: A Case Report

Kang,  Jong Woo; Baek,  Jung Heum; Suh,  Dong Hun; Park,  Jung Ho; Kim,  Dong Hwee; Park,  Jong Woong

doi:2019.24.3.285

Arch Hand Microsurg > Volume 24(3); 2019 > Article

Case Report

Archives of Hand and Microsurgery 2019;24(3):285-289.
Published online September 1, 2019.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12790/ahm.2019.24.3.285

Radial Nerve Torsion: A Case Report

Jong Woo Kang¹, Jung Heum Baek¹, Dong Hun Suh¹, Jung Ho Park¹, Dong Hwee Kim², Jong Woong Park³

¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.
²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, Korea.
³Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea. ospark@korea.ac.kr

Received: 5 July 2019 • Revised: 24 July 2019 • Accepted: 31 July 2019

Abstract

Peripheral nerve torsion is a rare cause of peripheral nerve palsy and its etiology is also unknown. It is usually misdiagnosed as compressive neuropathy or radiculopathy of spine though the treatment and clinical result are different from them. Authors present a case of radial nerve torsion. The symptom was same with a posterior interosseous nerve syndrome. However, the lesion is located not at forearm but at arm.

Key Words: Peripheral nerve, Torsion, Palsy, Radial nerve, Ultrasonography