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Compressive Radial Nerve Palsy Induced by Electrophysiological Study 89080ournal ofNeurology, Neurosurgery, and Psychiatry 1993;56:890-893 Compressive radial nerve palsy induced by J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry: first published as 10.1136/jnnp.56.8.890 on 1 August 1993. Downloaded from military shooting training: clinical and electrophysiological study Woei-Cherng Shyu, Jiann-Chyun Lin, Ming-Key Chang, Wen-Long Tsao Abstract to July 1991. They all had a similar history of Ten recruited soldiers developed acute a sustained kneeling posture while shooting left wrist drop and numbness on the back during a military training course. The entire of the thumb after a three hour military course lasted for three hours interspersed shooting training. Neurological examina- with intermittent, three to five minute rest tion disclosed decreased muscle power periods. Wrist drop developed between four (0-2/5) of left wrist dorsiflexion, hypalge- and 24 hours after training. Normal blood sia and hypaesthesia on the radial side of biochemistry and radiograph examination the left hand, and diminished brachiora- excluded the possibilities of humeral fracture dialis reflex. Electrophysiological studies and systemic illness. Compressive radial showed prolonged distal latency, reduced neuropathy caused by the kneeling shooting amplitude and slowness of left radial posture was diagnosed by clinical and electro- nerve motor conduction velocity between physiological examinations, which were the axilla and elbow. Electromyography repeated weekly for about three months to (EMG) revealed fibrillation potentials at evaluate the clinical course of the condition. rest, polyphasic motor unit and an Dantac Neuromatric 2000 was used for incomplete interference pattern at voli- nerve conduction and EMG studies. In refer- tion over the extensor digitorum com- ence to Young's report," we applied the stan- munis and brachioradialis. Nine patients dardised method to evaluate radial motor recovered completely clinically and elec- conduction, using a surface electrode for trophysiologically between nine and 12 recording over the extensor digitorium com- weeks after the onset of the palsy. munis. The site of distal stimulation was in Sensation recovered faster than the the antecubital fossa at a point just lateral to weakness. One patient failed to recover the biceps tendon as it crosses the flexor after three months, possibly because of crease. Proximal stimulation was given as the longer duration of nerve compres- high in the axilla as possible between the sion. Longer nerve compression time and coracobrachialis and the long heads of the tri- sustained, decreased muscle power with ceps. The recording electrode was placed signs of active denervation in EMG are 8 cm from the distal stimulation point over indicators ofpoor prognosis. the extensor digitorium communis. This point was located at the junction of the upper http://jnnp.bmj.com/ (J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 1993;56:890-893) and middle third of the forearm. In sensory conduction studies, a double ring surface electrode was placed over the major branch of The radial nerve is frequently involved in the sensory nerve (superficial radial nerve) at either traumatic or non-traumatic injury. the thumb. The ground was placed between Severe radial nerve injury caused by a trau- the stimulation and recording sites. as matic injury such radial head fracture, Antidromic stimulation was applied at the on October 2, 2021 by guest. Protected copyright. operative complication, laceration wounds wrist 6-5 cm proximal to the recording elec- and elbow arthroscopy is usually associated trode. The distance was measured with the with a poor prognosis.' 2 Non-traumatic radial wrist neutrally and thumb lightly adducted. Department of injuries, such as crutch palsy,' Saturday-night The skin temperature of the forearm was kept Neurology, Tri- Service General palsy,3 rheumatoid arthritis or fibrous band at or above 34°C during electrophysiological Hospital and National with radial nerve entrapment,45 wheel chair examinations. Concentric needle electrodes Defense Medical palsy,6 rifle-sling palsy,7-9 are transient and were used for leading off from the brachial Center, Taipei, Taiwan have a better prognosis. We reported that triceps, biceps, brachioradialis, extensor digi- Woei-Cherng Shyu long-term compression due to persistent torium communis, first digitorium interosseus Jiann-Chyun Lin kneeling shooting posture caused a neura- and abductor pollicis brevis. Ming-Key Chang Wen-Long Tsao praxia of the radial nerve.1" Ten such cases are to Correspondence to: presented investigate the prognosis and Dr Shyu, Department of recovery course of neurapraxic radial lesions Results Neurology, Tri-Service General Hospital and by serial clinical and electrophysiological The radial nerve was compressed during the National Defense Medical evaluations in human beings. training course of military knee-arm kneeling Center, No. 8, Sec. 3, Tingchow Rd, Taipei, shooting in 10 cases (fig 1). Other than case Taiwan, ROC 4, every patient underwent only one three Received 6 January 1992 Patients and methods hour session of kneeling shooting due to the and in revised form 18 August 1992 Ten patients aged 20 years were treated in development of wrist drop. Despite mildly Accepted 26 August 1992 our outpatient department from August 1990 weak wrist extension, case 4 underwent Compressive radial nerve palsy induced by military shooting training: clinical and electrophysiological study 891 Figure 1 Shooting J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry: first published as 10.1136/jnnp.56.8.890 on 1 August 1993. Downloaded from posture and anatomical mechanism ofradial nerve injury (inset). another three hour shooting training session During EMG, the extensor digitorium on the second consecutive day. communis and brachioradialis interference When first investigated, the left brachio- patterns were reduced at full effort in all 10 radialis and extensor of the wrist and fingers patients, and the amplitudes were below nor- were affected in every patient, varying from mal. Moreover, fibrillation potentials and complete paralysis (four cases) to moderate polyphasic motor unit action potentials in the weakness (six cases). The left brachial triceps same muscles at full effort began to appear and left adductor muscles were spared in all two weeks after the weakness became mani- patients. All showed diminished left brachio- fest. radialis deep tendon reflex. Nine out of 10 Generally, patients began to recover three patients had hypaesthesia and hypalgesia over to four weeks after the nerve injury. The dis- the dorsum of the thumb, index and middle appearance of sensory disturbances preceded fingers. One patient revealed sensory distur- that of wrist extension weakness. The time to bances in the distribution of the forearm recovery was 7-6 (SE 0.5) weeks (mean (SE), superficial radial nerve and posterior cuta- range five to 11 weeks) for sensory impair- neous nerve. ment and 10-0 (SE 0-3) weeks (range nine to Radial nerve motor conduction studies 12 weeks) for weakness of wrist extension (p showed prolonged distal latency and < 0-01). On the whole, the pattern of recov- http://jnnp.bmj.com/ decreased conduction velocity between the ery was uniform for nearly all patients, health axilla and elbow, that is, across the com- being regained nine to 12 weeks after the pressed segment of the nerve (table). There onset of symptoms (fig 2). The clinical obser- was a severe reduction in the motor response vations, values for radial nerve motor conduc- amplitudes evoked above the site of the lesion tion velocities between the axilla and elbow at first investigation which then gradually and EMG interference patterns in case 2 recovered, reaching normal values three to were plotted as a function of time (fig 3). on October 2, 2021 by guest. Protected copyright. four weeks later. In sensory conduction stud- Unfortunately, one patient had not recov- ies, the amplitude and conduction velocity ered after the three month follow up. There between the wrist and elbow were normal. was still a reduction of the motor response amplitude and slow motor conduction veloci- ty (49 m/s) at the last examination. Clinically, muscle power was only grade 3 and sensory Table Initial motor conduction study of radial nerve and recovery time in patients with impairment persisted over the dorsum of the radial palsy induced by kneeling shooting training thumb, index and middle fingers. No. of Daysfrom DL Amplitude MNCV Weeks to complete case injury (ms) (mTe (mis) recovery 1 6 40 0-72 386 11 Discussion 2 3 6-0 0-85 35-5 10 The clinical manifestations varied in patients 3 5 5-6 079 38-0 9 4 20 100 044 300 > 12 with radial nerve compression sustained dur- 5 5 3-9 1 10 44-1 9 ing military kneeling shooting training. The 6 7 3-8 0.91 40-6 10 7 5 4-0 0-91 41-2 10 lesion in this radial palsy is located at the lat- 8 6 4-3 094 394 10 eral border of the humerus, where the radial 9 7 3 9 0-69 38-1 12 10 4 4-1 0-88 42-1 9 nerve pierces the lateral intermuscular sep- tum; here the nerve is superficial and close to Normal (SD) 2-7 (0 4) 11-0 (3-1) 64-0 (7-1) the humerus. Compression over this point DL = distal latency; MNCV = motor nerve conduction velocity. causes paresis of the brachioradialis and 892 Woei-Cherng Shyu, Jriann-Chyun Lin, Ming-Key Chang, Wen-Long Tsao it should obviously be normal between the J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry: first published as 10.1136/jnnp.56.8.890 on 1 August 1993. Downloaded from z wrist and elbow. We suspect that abnormal 100+ 100 sensory conduction velocity would have been -j disclosed if stimulation had been given Q ,3E.""~~~~~~~~ c] between elbow and axilla.'2 80 80 If nerve compression continues over two z hours, nerve palsy will develop.13 The origin 60+ 60 of the posterior cutaneous nerve of the fore- arm from the main trunk of the radial nerve > 40+ 40 varies from 8 to 30 cm with reference to the 0LXI acromion.14 The vulnerability of the posterior cutaneous branch of radial nerve to compres- LLI 20]+ 20 sion may depend on anatomical variations.
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