Radial nerve compression following volar plate fixation::

Luigi De Bonis  Camilotti; Guilherme Machado  Fully; Márcio Luís Duarte

doi:10.25184/anfamed2025v12n1a1

Radial nerve compression following volar plate fixation:

a case for ultrasound diagnosis

Luigi De Bonis Camilotti Universidade de Ribeirão Preto – Campus Guarujá https://orcid.org/0009-0009-3445-7432
Guilherme Machado Fully Universidade de Ribeirão Preto – Campus Guarujá https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7652-4121
Márcio Luís Duarte Universidade de Ribeirão Preto – Campus Guarujá https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7874-9332

DOI: https://doi.org/10.25184/anfamed2025v12n1a1

Keywords: Wrist Fractures, Ultrasonography, Radial Neuropathy

Abstract

Distal radius fractures are common, especially in the elderly, and typically have excellent outcomes
with volar plate fixation. However, complications such as inflammation, tendon rupture, and nerve
compression can occur. Ultrasound is the best diagnostic tool for identifying screw-related tendon and
nerve damage. We present a case of a 56-year-old woman who presents with four months of right wrist
pain accompanied by “shocks which underwent surgery three years ago for a distal radius fracture.

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Published

2024-12-26

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Camilotti, L. D. B., Fully, G. M., & Duarte, M. L. (2024). Radial nerve compression following volar plate fixation:: a case for ultrasound diagnosis. Anales De La Facultad De Medicina, 12(1), e701. https://doi.org/10.25184/anfamed2025v12n1a1

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Vol. 12 No. 1 (2025): Anales de la Facultad de Medicina

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Imágenes biomédicas

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