Median nerve palsy presenting as absent elbow flexion: a result of a ruptured pectoralis major to biceps tendon transfer

J South Orthop Assoc. 1999 Summer;8(2):105-7.

Abstract

We describe a patient with a preexisting posttraumatic brachial plexopathy who had a complete high median nerve palsy due to rupture of the pectoralis major to biceps transfer near its distal insertion at the elbow region.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Elbow Joint / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Median Nerve*
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
  • Nerve Compression Syndromes / etiology*
  • Range of Motion, Articular*
  • Rupture
  • Tendon Injuries / complications*