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What Could Wrist Drop After Undergoing Nerve Compression Correction Surgery?
I fractured my hummerus 12/27/13 and have wrist drop since I had surgery 4/4/14 to explore the possible constriction they found the nerve compressed between the plate and my muscle plus scar tissue it s 3 weeks post surgery with no improvement my doctor is now talking a nerve transfer in a 27 yr old healthy female what do you think
Tue, 18 Oct 2016
Hi Radial nerve involvement after surgery is very common and in your case it was found to be entrapped between the plate and muscles and has been decompressed. I would suggest you wait for at least 6 months post surgery before taking any decision about nerve transfer. Recovery in radial nerve is very slow .
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