Acute Radial Nerve Repair with Humeral Shaft Shortening and Fixation Following a Closed Humeral Shaft Fracture: A Case Report.

Anthony R Martin Daniel J Gittings Lawrence Scott Levin Derek J Donegan Benjamin L Gray

Published in: JBJS case connector (2019)

Tension-free primary nerve repair can be technically challenging with humeral shaft fractures. A shortening osteotomy of the humeral shaft and osteosynthesis are feasible to achieve tension-free neurorrhaphy without nerve-grafting.

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