Retrospective Study
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 26, 2021; 9(27): 8044-8050
Published online Sep 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i27.8044
Radial nerve recovery following closed nailing of humeral shaft fractures without radial nerve exploration: A retrospective study
Kuei-Lin Yeh, Chen-Kun Liaw, Tai-Yin Wu, Chung-Pei Chen
Kuei-Lin Yeh, Department of Orthopedics, Shin Kong Wu-Ho Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei City 111, Taiwan
Chen-Kun Liaw, Department of Orthopedics, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11031, Taiwan
Chen-Kun Liaw, Department of Orthopedics, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City 23561, Taiwan
Chen-Kun Liaw, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Optomechatronics, College of Biomedical Engineering; Research Center of Biomedical Device, Taipei Medical University, Taipei City 11301, Taiwan
Tai-Yin Wu, Department of Family Medicine, Zhongxing Branch, Taipei City Hospital, Taipei City 10341, Taiwan
Tai-Yin Wu, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei City 10055, Taiwan
Tai-Yin Wu, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei City 11219, Taiwan
Chung-Pei Chen, Department of Orthopedics, Cathay General Hospital, New Taipei City 221, Taiwan
Author contributions: Yeh KL and Chen CP designed and performed the experiments, provided essential mouse strains, analyzed the data, supervised the research, and cowrote the manuscript; Liaw CK, Wu TY, and Yeh KL performed the experiments; Chen CP, Wu TY, and Liaw CK conducted the transporter experiments; Yeh KL, Chen CP, and Wu TY performed the metabolomic analyses; Liaw CK, Yeh KL, and Wu TY designed the experiments and cowrote the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the institutional review board of Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital on August 4, 2020 (Approval Number: 20200706R).
Informed consent statement: The requirement for informed consent was waived owing to the retrospective study design.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Data sharing statement: The technical appendix, statistical code, and dataset are available from the corresponding author at nowfornever@gmail.com. All participants provided informed consent for data sharing.
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Corresponding author: Chung-Pei Chen, MD, Doctor, Department of Orthopedics, Cathay General Hospital, No. 2 Lane. 59, Jiancheng Road, Xizhi District, New Taipei City 221, Taiwan. nowfornever@gmail.com
Received: April 15, 2021
Peer-review started: April 15, 2021
First decision: April 27, 2021
Revised: May 8, 2021
Accepted: August 20, 2021
Article in press: August 20, 2021
Published online: September 26, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: The study results indicate full recovery of radial nerve palsies from humeral shaft fracture using close nailing treatment. Surgeons need not be concerned about the occurrence of permanent nerve palsies.