Combined entrapment of the median and anterior interosseous nerves in a pediatric both-bone forearm fracture.
Unrecognized entrapment of the median nerve and its anterior interosseous branch in the midportion of the forearm occurred in a 12-year-old girl following reduction of a closed both-bone fracture. Following delayed diagnosis, treatment required secondary neurolysis and microscopic neurorrhaphy. Meticulous prereduction and postreduction neurovascular examination is recommended to prevent this unique complication.
Gainor
B J
BJ
School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia.
Olson
S
S
D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005542:Forearm / Q000294:innervation*; D006801:Humans; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D014458:Ulna Fractures / Q000150:complications*