POSTERIOR INTEROSSEOUS NERVE ENTRAPMENT RELEASE SURGERY: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Compression of the posterior interosseous nerve is a rare upper limb neurological condition with a very low incidence rate. The typical clinical feature of the disease is a gradual paralysis of fingers extension without loss of wrist extension. The disease is diagnosed through clinical examination and paraclinical. If the cause of compression is at the radial tunnel, the posterior interosseous nerve needs to be decompressed at five most compressed sites. Results of the surgery after 4 months have helped the patient partially regain the ability to extend their fingers, but further long-term monitoring is still needed.