Radial nerve palsy following reduced humerus fracture
A few years ago when I was 18 (I am now 21) I was accidentally shot by a handgun. The bullet went through my chest and out the side. It then proceeded to enter my arm just below my arm pit and exited through my tricep right at the bottom where it begins to wrap around your arm. The orthopedist then performed surgery reducing the fracture and placed a steel rod inside of my humerus with three screws. Two in my upper shoulder area and one approxamently 2-3 inches above the pit of my elbow. Skipping forward a bit, I have regained all use of my arm except for the extension of my wrist and the ability to lift the fingers. If I put my arm at a 90 degree angle on a table and make a fist I am able to get my wrist a little past the 0 degree point but have no extension of fingers or wrist otherwise. If I hold my arm directly out all I can feel is sort of a tingling / pulling sensation on the back of my lower arm when I try to extend my wrist. So my question is what should I do to get at least the function of my wrist back if not my fingers too? No nerve exploration has been done yet, and they haven't hooked me up to any machine. I'm just wondering if this is a fixable issue?