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Anteroposterior (AP) view of the humerus at 6 weeks exhibiting malalignment and minimal callus formation.
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Examination revealed tenderness and movement through the fracture site; radiographs revealed unacceptable angulation and minimal callus formation (Figure 1).
Stress fluoroscopic image noting gross motion at the fracture site.
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Stress fluoroscopy exhibited gross motion at the fracture site (Figure 2).
Via the posterior approach to the humerus, the inferior lateral cutaneous branch of the radial nerve was traced back to a very high origin (arrows), an anatomical variant from its typical branching location, which would typical be at the inferior/distal end of the spiral groove.
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The inferior lateral cutaneous branch was found subcutaneously and traced back to its origin (Figure 3).
A-B AP and lateral radiographs of the healed right humerus fracture approximately 1 year following operative fixation.
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The patient healed without complication and at 1-year follow-up was noted to have near full range of motion of the elbow (10-135) and was without complaints (Figure 4A-B).