Post-traumatic radial nerve neuroma: A case report

Abdelilah Rhoul; Mohammed Boubcher; Mohammed Gartit; Mohammed Noumairi; Houssam Mahla; Abdallah El-Sayed Allam; Ahmed Amine El Oumri

doi:10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100913

Post-traumatic radial nerve neuroma: A case report

Trauma Case Rep. 2023 Aug 14:47:100913. doi: 10.1016/j.tcr.2023.100913. eCollection 2023 Oct.

Authors

Abdelilah Rhoul^{1

2}, Mohammed Boubcher^{1

3}, Mohammed Gartit^{1

2}, Mohammed Noumairi^{1

2}, Houssam Mahla^{1

2}, Abdallah El-Sayed Allam^{4

5}, Ahmed Amine El Oumri^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Mohammed Ist university, Oujda, Morocco.
² Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda, Morocco.
³ Department of Orthopaedics Trauma, Mohammed VI University Hospital Oujda, Morocco.
⁴ Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Egypt.
⁵ Department of Physical Medicine, Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Tanta University, Egypt.

Abstract

Introduction: Radial nerve neuromas (RNNs) are mostly post-traumatic conditions that occur after a complete or partial section of a nerve. Here we report a case of post-traumatic RNN with good functional progression after intense physical rehabilitation.

Case presentation: A 49 years old patient with a post-complete section of the radial nerve underwent intensive physical rehabilitation with two sessions of ultrasound-guided injections of 10 % glucose saline around the neuroma. 12 months later, the patient improved his wrist and hand finger extension functions.

Conclusion: Several surgical and non-surgical therapies have been proposed for the treatment of neuromas. However, no consensus currently exists, and management is frequently adapted to each patient.

Keywords: Case report; Nerve hydro-dissection; Pain management; Peripheral nerve ultrasonography; Radial nerve neuroma.

Publication types

Case Reports