| Literature DB >> 32849996 |
Pratik Phansopkar1, Vrushali Athawale1, Aachal Birelliwar1, Waqar Naqvi1, Swapna Kamble2.
Abstract
Radial nerve is a frequently injured nerve. Radial nerve palsy result from direct trauma, neuropathies, and fracture over the humerus, malignant tumor and neuritis. A case of 26-year male is presented in this report who had a road traffic accident resulting in injury over the right shoulder, wrist joint and diagnosed of radial nerve palsy, consequently was operated with soft tissue reconstruction with tendon transfers which resulted into pain over wrist joint and loss of extensors muscle function of the wrist joint, which led to difficulty in performing activities of daily living. Surgical history and rehabilitation is mentioned in the case report. We report that there were significant improvements in muscle strength, range of motion, relief from pain, and exceptional improvements in the patient´s functional independence with physiotherapy interventions post-operative tendon transfers. Copyright: Pratik Phansopkar et al.Entities:
Keywords: Rehabilitation; physiotherapy; radial nerve palsy; tendon transfer
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32849996 PMCID: PMC7422742 DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2020.36.141.23994
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pan Afr Med J