Being careful not to harm any essential structures, like the posterior interosseous nerve, the incision is continued between the extensor carpi ulnaris and the extensor digiti quinti, until the ulna is found.
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As it is on the anterior side of the arm, it is innervated by a branch of the median nerve, the anterior interosseous nerve ( roots C8 and T1 with T1 being primary ).
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The "'Gartland classification "'is a system of categorizing supracondylar humerus fractures, clinically useful as it predicts the likelihood of associated neurovascular injury, such as anterior interosseous nerve neurapraxia or brachial artery disruption.
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The term " radial tunnel syndrome " is used for compression of the posterior interosseous nerve, a division of the radial nerve, at the lateral intermuscular septum of arm, while " supinator syndrome " is used for compression at the arcade of Frohse.
