We present a rare case of persistent complete posterior interosseous nerve palsy associated with a chronic type I Monteggia elbow fracture-dislocation consisting of anterior dislocation of the radial head and malunion of the ulna in an 8-year-old child requiring surgical treatment. Posterior interosseous nerve neuropraxia following acute Monteggia injury patterns about the elbow has been descri...

Isolated lesions of the posterior interosseous nerve of the forearm are uncommon. Most follow injury to the elbow region The clinical features of a long-standing lesion of the nerve are wasting of the posterior forearm muscles (excepting brachio-radialis and extensor carpi radialis longus), diminution or loss of active extension of the fingers at the metacarpo-phalangeal joints, and weakness or...

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Parsonage Turner Syndrome (PTS) is rare, with an incidence of 2 to 3 cases per 100,000 individuals year. It's accompanied by intense, self-limiting pain, disappearing after weeks, followed muscle weakness. The aim the present study was describe musculoskeletal changes, variations, and pain scenario affected syndrome. METHODS: Integrative review performed in L...

Restoration of elbow extension, grasp, key pinch, and release are major goals in low-level tetraplegia. Traditionally, these functions are achieved using tendon transfers. In this case these goals were achieved using nerve transfers. We present a 21-year-old man with a C6 level of tetraplegia. The left upper limb was treated 6 months after injury with a triple nerve transfer. A teres minor nerv...

PURPOSE We aimed to compare the outcomes of primary external dacryocystorhinostomy and silicone tube with anterior and posterior mucosal flap anastomosis, versus dacryocystorhinostomy and silicone intubation with anterior mucosal flap anastomosis. METHODS We utilized the electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, Ovid, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and MEDLINE® to find articles re...

Deep sacral wounds are best covered by flaps. Posterior thigh flaps have routinely been used to cover such wounds. The flap can however be modified as an island flap. Two patients with extensive sacral wounds were managed with island posterior thigh flaps. Both patients were admitted secondary to road traffic accident with subsequent soft tissue loss of the sacral area. The sacral defects in bo...