Abstract
Thermal injury to the radial nerve caused by cement leakage is a rare complication after revision elbow arthroplasty. Several reports have described nerve palsy caused by cement leakage after hip arthroplasty. However, little information is available regarding whether radial nerve injury due to cement leakage after humeral stem revision will recover. In a recent study, radial nerve palsy occurred in 2 of 7 patients who had thermal injury from leaked cement during humeral component revisions. These patients did not regain function of the radial nerve after observation. We present a case of functional recovery from a radial nerve palsy caused by cement leakage after immediate nerve decompression in revision elbow arthroplasty[Fig. 1.2].
