title: Radial nerve laceration and retraction associated with a supracondylar fracture of the humerus.
abstract: Supracondylar fracture of the humerus can be associated with varying degrees of radial nerve injury. Complete laceration of the nerve is rare. We report a case of radial nerve laceration after a supracondylar fracture in which the proximal segment of the nerve retracted into the axilla. Successful treatment resulted from long segmental sural nerve grafting.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Baltimore, Md.
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Tolo
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Sellers
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Weiland
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013497:Sural Nerve / Q000637:transplantation