Radial tunnel syndrome (RTS)
Evidence-based neurology checklist on radial tunnel syndrome (rts): Pathology It results from partial compression of the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN) It manifests only as pain This is no weakness or sensory loss Causes of compression Clinical features: pain Assessments Differential…
Pathology
- It results from partial compression of the posterior interosseous nerve (PIN)
- It manifests only as pain
- This is no weakness or sensory loss
Causes of compression
Clinical features: pain
Assessments
Differential diagnosis: causes of lateral elbow pain
Nerve conduction studies (NCS)
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI): features
Treatment
References
- Moradi A, Ebrahimzadeh MH, Jupiter JB. Radial tunnel syndrome, diagnostic and treatment dilemma. Arch Bone Jt Surg 2015; 3:156-162.
- Levina Y, Dantuluri PK. Radial tunnel syndrome. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med 2021; 14:205-213.
- Ferdinand BD, Rosenberg ZS, Schweitzer ME, et al. MR imaging features of radial tunnel syndrome: initial experience. Radiology 2006; 240:161-168.
