%0 Journal Article
%T Beware the painful nerve palsy; neurostenalgia, a diagnosis not to be missed
%A Jane Halliday
%A Tim Hems
%A Hamish Simpson
%J Strategies in Trauma and Limb Reconstruction
%@ 1828-8928
%D 2012
%I Springer
%R 10.1007/s11751-012-0143-6
%X We present a case of painful radial nerve palsy following application of a humeral lengthening frame. At re-operation, the radial nerve was found to be compressed against a distal pin. This was re-sited providing immediate pain relief and a gradual resolution of the radial nerve palsy. Pain in association with a nerve palsy should alert the clinician to the possibility of nerve compression that may benefit from urgent decompression.
%K Neurostenalgia
%K Limb lengthening
%K Decompression
%K Radial nerve
%U http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11751-012-0143-6