Radial Nerve Paralysis in Diaphyseal Fractures of the Humerus.

Fecha de publicación: 01/01/2022

Autores de IIS La Fe

Grupos

Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología

Leader

Francisco Baixauli García

Abstract

One of the most common complications associated with a diaphyseal humeral fracture is the development of a radial nerve injury. We conducted a study to analyze the degree of recovery and prognostic factors associated with radial nerve palsy in patients with diaphyseal humerus fractures. We retrospectively analyzed 28 patients who presented to the Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Spain, with a diaphyseal humerus fracture associated with radial nerve injury between 2010 and 2020. A total of 14.3% (n = 4) of the patients in our cohort had open fractures and 85.7% (n = 24) had closed fractures. There were no statistically significant differences between the type of treatment and the type of fracture (p = .13). There were also no significant differences between the type of treatment and recovery time (p = .42). There was a statistically significant difference (p = .04) in the mean recovery time for patients with preoperative radial nerve injuries (11.9 months) compared with patients who sustained a radial nerve injury secondary to surgical repair of the fracture (8.6 months). The difference in recovery time between patients with open and closed fractures was not statistically significant (p = .3). Results of the study showed that the type of fracture (i.e., open or closed) did not affect radial nerve palsy recovery time. Patients who sustain radial nerve injuries secondary to a surgical repair have a shorter recovery time than patients who sustain primary radial nerve injuries.

Datos de la publicación

ISSN/ISSNe:: 2770-3517, 2770-3517
Tipo:: Article
Páginas:: 156-162
DOI:: 10.1097/PSN.0000000000000442

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Ortega-Yago A:: Amparo Ortega-Yago, MD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Joan Ferràs-Tarragó, MD, PhD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Nadia Jover-Jorge, MD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Francisco Baixauli-Garcia, MD, PhD, is Chief of Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain
Ferras-Tarrago, Joan:: Joan Ferràs-Tarragó, MD, PhD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain
Jover-Jorge N:: Amparo Ortega-Yago, MD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Joan Ferràs-Tarragó, MD, PhD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Nadia Jover-Jorge, MD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Francisco Baixauli-Garcia, MD, PhD, is Chief of Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain
Baixauli-Garcia F:: Amparo Ortega-Yago, MD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Joan Ferràs-Tarragó, MD, PhD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Nadia Jover-Jorge, MD, is Orthopedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain

Francisco Baixauli-Garcia, MD, PhD, is Chief of Orthopedics, Department of Orthopaedic and Traumatology Surgery, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic la Fe, València, Spain