Bony transfixion of the median nerve following Colles' fracture. A case report.
Reported herein is the case of a 45-year-old man with a Colles' fracture complicated by median nerve transfixion by a bony spike. This seems not to have been reported previously and reinforces the belief that early median nerve exploration should be performed if there is nerve dysfunction associated with a volar bony spike on the postreduction roentgenograms.
Goldie
B S
BS
Institute of Orthopaedics, Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital, London, England.
Powell
J M
JM
D003100:Colles' Fracture / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography