Lateral intermuscular septum as cause of radial nerve compression: case report and review of the literature

J Surg Case Rep. 2018 Aug 22;2018(8):rjy226. doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjy226. eCollection 2018 Aug.

Abstract

Multiple sites of compression of the radial nerve have been described, some more commonly than others. In this case report we describe a case of radial nerve compression at the lateral intermuscular septum in a patient with a history of open reduction and internal fixation of a mid-shaft humerus fracture 10 years prior. To our knowledge, only one previous case of chronic radial nerve compression by the lateral intermuscular septum associated with a humeral shaft fracture has been described. Our patient's clinical presentation with specific electrodiagnostic abnormalities, operative findings and post-operative symptom relief point towards the rare diagnosis of compression of the radial nerve at the level of the lateral intermuscular septum as the cause of his symptoms.

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