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KMID : 1141120200060020083
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The Nerve
2020 Volume.6 No. 2 p.83 ~ p.85
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Surgical Treatment of Compressive Radial Neuropathy Presenting with Motor Weakness and Pain: A Case Report
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Choi Gwang-Yoon
Yang Jin-Seo
Cho Yong-Jun
Choi Hyuk-Jai
Jeon Jin-Pyeong
Kang Suk-Hyung
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Abstract
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Compressive radial neuropathy, a type of nerve entrapment, can cause pain, extensor weakness, and sensory change. Usually, clinicians draw a distinction between posterior interosseous nerve syndrome (PINS) in which weak extensor function is the main symptom, and radial tunnel syndrome (RTS), which causes pain but not motor weakness. Here, we present a case of a 55-year-old patient who experienced pain and tenderness in his right forearm, followed by extensor weakness, leading to finger and wrist drop. After undergoing surgical intervention, the patient showed improvement in both pain and motor weakness. This report indicates that clinical diagnosis should focus on clinical pre- sentation before distinguishment as PINS or RTS. We suggest surgical intervention as an effective treatment for entrapment symptoms.
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KEYWORD
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Muscle weakness, Pain, Radial neuropathy
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