RESUMEN

We report the case of a 58-year-old man who developed radial palsy three months after surgical reinsertion of the distal biceps brachii through a single anterior approach. Radiographs and ultrasound examinations revealed heterotopic ossification compressing the deep branch of the radial nerve. Surgical excision and neurolysis were performed. At the two-month follow-up, the patient was asymptomatic. Practitioners and orthopedic surgeons should be aware of the risk of heterotopic ossification after distal biceps reinsertion and its possible atypical clinical presentation.

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Osificación Heterotópica , Neuropatía Radial , Humanos , Osificación Heterotópica/etiología , Osificación Heterotópica/cirugía , Osificación Heterotópica/diagnóstico por imagen , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Neuropatía Radial/etiología , Neuropatía Radial/cirugía , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/etiología , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/cirugía , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico por imagen , Músculo Esquelético/diagnóstico por imagen