Fracture of the distal radius with ulnar nerve palsy.
A patient with immediate palsy of the ulnar nerve secondary to a distal fracture of the radius and possibly a dislocation of the distal radio-ulnar joint (Galeazzi's fracture) is described. Surgery demonstrated a serious contusion of the nerve, scarring around the nerve, and thrombosis of the ulnar artery. Symptoms rapidly disappeared after neurolysis.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000473:pathology; D014953:Wrist / Q000601:surgery