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An Unusual Radial Neuropathy.
- Source :
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The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy [J Orthop Sports Phys Ther] 2019 Jul; Vol. 49 (7), pp. 558. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- A 23-year-old woman presented to her physician for left forearm pain of insidious onset, inability to extend the wrist, and numbness in the dorsal hand. An electromyogram (EMG) and nerve conduction study (NCS) demonstrated radial neuropathy, while magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the left elbow/forearm, performed 2 months later, revealed edema and atrophy of the wrist extensor muscles, but no compressive lesion. Following a lack of improvement and consultation with an orthopaedic surgeon, a second, more detailed EMG/NCS was performed, revealing a severe radial motor and sensory neuropathy, with compression between the lateral and long heads of the triceps. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019;49(7):558. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.7927 .
- Subjects :
- Edema diagnosis
Electromyography
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Muscle, Skeletal physiopathology
Muscular Atrophy diagnosis
Nerve Compression Syndromes etiology
Neural Conduction
Radial Neuropathy physiopathology
Sarcoma etiology
Wrist
Young Adult
Arm
Radial Neuropathy diagnosis
Radial Neuropathy etiology
Sarcoma diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1938-1344
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 31258043
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2519/jospt.2019.7927