Table 3.
Treatment and outcome group “primary radial nerve palsy”
| Implant | Surgical approach | Exploration of radial nerve | Macroscopic nerve lesion | Revision surgery | Grade of nerve injury | Clinical course | Follow-up (months) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p1 | LCP | Open dorsal | No | No | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery | 32 | |
| p2 | LCP | Open dorsal | Primary | Contusion | No | Motor + sensory | – | Lost |
| p3 | IM | Percutaneous, retrograde (initial ex fix) | No | No | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery | 17 | |
| p4 | IM | Percutaneous retrograde (initial ex fix) | No | No | Motor + sensory | – | Lost | |
| p5 | IM | Percutaneous, retrograde | No | No | Sensory | Complete recovery after 1.5 months | 14 | |
| p6 | IM | Percutaneous, retrograde | No | No | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery after 3 months | 3 | |
| p7 | LCP | Open dorsal | Primary | Contusion | Decompression | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery after 3 months | 3 |
| p8 | IM | Percutaneous, retrograde | No | No | Motor + sensory | Partial recovery | 6 | |
| p9 | LCP | Open dorsal | Primary | No | No | Motor + sensory | – | Lost |
| p10 | LCP | Open dorsal | Primary | Contusion | No | Motor + sensory | – | Lost |
| p11 | IM | Percutaneous, retrograde | No | No | Motor + sensory | – | Lost | |
| p12 | LCP | Open deltoido-pectoral | No | – | No | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery | 20 |
| p13 | LCP | Open dorsal (initial ex fix) | Primary | 90% intact, 10% ruptured | No | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery after 16 months | 31 |
| p14 | LCP | Open deltoido-pectoral | Primary | No | No | Motor + sensory | – | Lost |
| p15 | LCP | Open dorsal | Primary | No | No | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery after 8 months | 8 |
| p16 | IM | Percutaneous retrograde | Secondary | Traumatic cut | Yes, after 7 months nerve graft tendon transfer after 16 months | Motor + sensory | Initial progression of Tinel’s response, then stop | 16 |
| p17 | IM | Dorsal distal | No | No | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery after 6 months | 20 | |
| p18 | LCP | Open dorsal | Primary | No | No | Motor + sensory | Complete recovery after 1 months | 14 |
| p19 | IM | Percutaneous retrograde | No | No | Motor + sensory | – | Lost | |
| p20 | LCP | Open dorsal | Primary | No | No | Motor + sensory | Partial recovery | 13 |
IM intramedullary nailing, LCP locking compression plate, MIPO minimal invasive plate osteosynthesis