Nerve Compression Syndromes
A 45-year-old man presents with lateral forearm pain and weakness of finger and thumb extension. He has been doing repetitive work involving pronation and supination. Examination reveals weakness of finger MCP extension and thumb extension, but intact wrist extension with radial deviation. There is tenderness over the proximal forearm. Sensory examination is normal. Regarding radial nerve compression in the forearm:
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The radial nerve divides into the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) and superficial radial nerve at...
Two clinical syndromes are recognized: posterior interosseous nerve syndrome (motor deficit with fin...
The radial nerve divides at the wrist; the PIN has sensory function; PIN syndrome causes wrist drop;...
Clinical examination for PIN syndrome shows weakness of finger MCP extension, thumb IP and MCP exten...
Treatment of PIN syndrome is usually surgical decompression (release of arcade of Frohse and other c...
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