Isolated Nerve Palsy of the Flexor Pollicis Longus After a Radial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report

We present the case of a patient who developed an isolated palsy of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) branch of the anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) following a fracture of the right radial shaft. The diagnosis of AIN palsy in this setting is rare, especially involving partial neuropathies of only t...

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Autores principales: Campbell, Benjamin R, Caruso, Steven A, Freedman, Mitchell K, Kistler, Justin M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9595253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36312601
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29524
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description We present the case of a patient who developed an isolated palsy of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) branch of the anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) following a fracture of the right radial shaft. The diagnosis of AIN palsy in this setting is rare, especially involving partial neuropathies of only the FPL branch. Clinical presentation in this scenario can be mistaken for other musculoskeletal pathology, and electrodiagnostic studies can be helpful in confirming the diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-95952532022-10-28 Isolated Nerve Palsy of the Flexor Pollicis Longus After a Radial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report Campbell, Benjamin R Caruso, Steven A Freedman, Mitchell K Kistler, Justin M Cureus Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation We present the case of a patient who developed an isolated palsy of the flexor pollicis longus (FPL) branch of the anterior interosseous nerve (AIN) following a fracture of the right radial shaft. The diagnosis of AIN palsy in this setting is rare, especially involving partial neuropathies of only the FPL branch. Clinical presentation in this scenario can be mistaken for other musculoskeletal pathology, and electrodiagnostic studies can be helpful in confirming the diagnosis. Cureus 2022-09-24 /pmc/articles/PMC9595253/ /pubmed/36312601 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29524 Text en Copyright © 2022, Campbell et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Campbell, Benjamin R
Caruso, Steven A
Freedman, Mitchell K
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Isolated Nerve Palsy of the Flexor Pollicis Longus After a Radial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report
title Isolated Nerve Palsy of the Flexor Pollicis Longus After a Radial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report
title_full Isolated Nerve Palsy of the Flexor Pollicis Longus After a Radial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report
title_fullStr Isolated Nerve Palsy of the Flexor Pollicis Longus After a Radial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Isolated Nerve Palsy of the Flexor Pollicis Longus After a Radial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report
title_short Isolated Nerve Palsy of the Flexor Pollicis Longus After a Radial Shaft Fracture: A Case Report
title_sort isolated nerve palsy of the flexor pollicis longus after a radial shaft fracture: a case report
topic Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9595253/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29524
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