Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Orthopaedics, Sultanah Nur Zahirah Hospital, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 2 Department of Orthopaedics, Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital, Kota Bahru, Malaysia
Malays Orthop J, 2014 Mar;8(1):75-8.
PMID: 25347622 MyJurnal DOI: 10.5704/MOJ.1403.006

Abstract

Radial nerve palsy following traumatic humeral diaphyseal fractures occurs uncommonly. Most recover with good outcome. However the cases with poor outcome or recovery will have tendon transfers to regain the lost functions. Various tendon transfer methods and choices are available in literatures citing acceptable to good results. We report a case of radial nerve transection secondary to a closed traumatic diaphyseal fracture of the humerus which did not improve despite the repair. As many conventional technique produce asynergistic muscle action with secondary post-transfer deformity, thus we had resorted to tendon transfer procedure using an unconventional donor and recipient tendons yielding good results. This new combination of tendon transfers was invented involves better dynamic correlation of synergistic muscles action and produces good outcome and hand function.

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