POSTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS NERVE PARALYSIS CAUSED BY A GANGLION AT THE ELBOW

1 November 1966

journal article
Published by British Editorial Society of Bone & Joint Surgery in The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery. British volume

Vol. 48-B (4) , 774-776
https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.48b4.774

Abstract

1. A case of posterior interosseous nerve palsy from compression in the supinator muscle by what appeared to be a simple ganglion is described. 2. Surgical decompression led to an effective cure. 3. The course of the nerve through this muscle invites compression. 4. Rotation of the forearm, especially with super-added deformity of the limb, may increase the compresssion.

Keywords

INTEROSSEOUS NERVE
POSTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS
SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION
SIMPLE GANGLION
EFFECTIVE CURE
INVITES COMPRESSION
NERVE PARALYSIS
SUPINATOR MUSCLE