BACKGROUND Today, humerus nails have become the surgical method of choice in the treatment of humerus shaft fractures. Whether or not the radial nerve should be intraoperatively examined by default in case of primary paresis is currently under discussion. PATIENTS AND METHODS Clinical findings from 38 patients with humeral shaft fractures surgically treated with unreamed humerus nail (UHN) at...

INTRODUCTION Radial nerve compression by a ganglion in the radial tunnel is not common. Compressive neuropathies of the radial nerve in the radial tunnel can occur anywhere along the course of the nerve and may lead to various clinical manifestations, depending on which branch is involved. We present two unusual cases of ganglions located in the radial tunnel and requiring surgical excision. ...

purpose: to evaluate the results of jensen procedure in correction of ocular deviation in patients with complete sixth nerve palsy. methods: hospital records of patients with complete sixth nerve palsy who underwent jensen procedure at khalili hospital of shiraz during 1993-2002 were studied and results of the operation were evaluated. results: of 18 patients including 14 male and 4 females, 19...

introduction the abducent nucleus is located in the upper part of the rhomboid fossa beneath the fourth ventricle in the caudal portion of the pons. the abducent nerve courses from its nucleus, to innervate the lateral rectus muscle. this nerve has the longest subarachnoid course of all the cranial nerves, it is the cranial nerve most vulnerable to trauma. it has been reported that 1% to 2.7% o...

“Saturday night palsy”, also known as “lovers’ paralysis”, is a neuropathy of the radial nerve, caused by extrinsic compression at certain point in its path along humerus, usually level spiral groove. This designation based on fact that this occurs, frequently, after excessive alcohol intake, thus resulting an incorrect position arm during sleep. fourth most common mononeuropathy worldwide, aff...

The commonest cause of radial nerve dysfunction is from extrinsic compressions of the radial nerve, such as against the shaft of the humerus in “Saturday night palsy”. However, this chapter focuses on the less common intrinsic compression neuropathies of the radial nerve. Intrinsic radial nerve compression neuropathies occur much less frequently than those of the median or ulnar nerves. The com...

tuberculous spondylitis is not an uncommon disease of the spine. near one percent of all cases of spinal tuberculosis (tb) involves craniocervical junction. hypoglossal nerve palsy is not an uncommon neurological finding, but isolated involvement of the hypoglossal nerve is rare and limited to case reports or small case series. here, we report a case of craniocervical junction tuberculosis pres...

Surgical fixation of humeral shaft fractures generally involves plating or nailing. It is unclear whether one method is more effective than the other. The aim of this study was to compare the results of the intramedullary nail and locking compression plate for the treatment of humeral shaft fractures. A total of 60 patients with humeral shaft fractures were randomized to undergo surgery with an...

purpose: to evaluate demographics and therapeutic outcomes of patients with third nerve palsy who had been treated between 1999 to 2009 at labbafinejad medical center. methods: in this retrospective study, we evaluated 52 patients with third nerve palsy who had been referred to labbafinejad medical center over a ten-year period. results: in this retrospective study, subjects who had been treate...

Dear Editor, The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the option of triceps muscle restoration by means of selective neurotisation of the radial nerve in children suffering from obstetrical brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) during their early years of life. Early nerve surgery, which includes both brachial plexus reconstruction and nerve transfers, is generally accepted as the best option for treatin...