Injury of the radial nerve in relation to fracture of the humeral shaft.

ABSTRACT

Analysis of the measurement of the humeral shaft fracture in roentgenograms of 19 adults with radial nerve injuries and 27 adults without radial nerve injuries, included types, sites of fractures and the position of the tips of the upper and lower fragments as well as the analysis of the measurement of the humeral length and the pathway of the radial nerve that lies on the shaft of the humerus. After comparing and studying the correlation coefficient of each other in every category, it was found that there was no correlation between the type, sites of the tip of the proximal and distal fragment of fractures and the pathway of the radial nerve, but there is one statistically significant difference at the site of the fracture between the humeral shaft fracture with and without radial nerve injury. The average measurement of the humeral shaft fracture with radial nerve injury is 15.03 centimeters from the tip of the greater tuberosity to the tip of the proximal fragment and 9.17 centimeters from the lateral epicondyle to the tip of the distal fragment. The average length of these fractures is 4.51 centimeters.