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Posterior interosseous nerve compression syndrome following distal biceps brachii tendon rupture: an unusual sequel

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We present an unusual case of a carpenter who had posterior interosseous nerve compression syndrome post-traumatic biceps brachii tendon rupture. The symptomatic presentation was confirmed by nerve conduction studies. Such a complication of biceps brachii tendon rupture has not been reported so far.

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Makhija, Z., Jenkins, A.I.R. Posterior interosseous nerve compression syndrome following distal biceps brachii tendon rupture: an unusual sequel. Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol 19, 191–192 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-008-0399-1

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