Table 1.

Analysis of causes damage to the radial nerve, type of injury, type of treatment, surgical approaches, visualized nerve and stabilization methods during first operation.

Type of injury	The number of patients	Type of fracture treatment	Approach	Visualized nerve	Localization of injury	Probable cause of injury
Entrapment	4	Conservative treatment		No	At the level of fracture	Newly formed callus
	2	ORIF	Lateral	Yes	Under a plate	Compression by plate
	2	ORIF	Lateral	Yes	Between the bone fragments	Newly formed callus
	1	ORIF	Posterior	Yes	Under a plate	Compression by plate
	2	CRIF	Antegrade nail	Yes	At the level of the fracture	Newly formed callus
Rupture with a gap <1 cm	2	ORIF	Lateral	Yes	Under a plate	Compression by plate
	1	ORIF	Posterior	Yes	Under a plate	Compression by plate
	4	CRIF	Antegrade nail	No	Interlocking screw, 3–4 cm from lateral epicondyle	Insertion interlocking screw from lateral side
	2	CRIF	Antegrade nail	No	Interlocking screw, 4–5 cm from lateral epicondyle	Insertion interlocking screw from anterior side
Rupture with a gap >1 cm	6	ORIF	Lateral	No	Under a plate, 2 cm deficit	Compression by plate
	1	ORIF	Posterior	No	At the level of the fracture, 3 cm deficit	Reduction forceps
	1	ORIF	Lateral	No	At the level of the fracture, 2 cm deficit	Compression by fracture
	1	ORIF	Posterior	No	At the level of the fracture, 3 cm deficit	Compression by fracture
	3	CRIF	Antergrade nail	No	At the level of the fracture, 8 nerve deficit	Reaming of the medullary canal
	2	CRIF	Antergrade nail	No	At the level of the fracture, 4 cm deficit	Compression by fracture