Irreducible supracondylar fracture of the humerus complicated by anterior interosseous nerve palsy.
Supracondylar fractures of the humerus are common injuries in childhood and constitute greater than 50% of fractures involving the elbow joint. Neurovascular compromise is not infrequent and has been variously reported as occurring in 5%-17% of displaced fractures. A seven-year-old girl with isolated involvement of the anterior interosseous branch of the median nerve, an uncommon complication, is reported, along with a review of the literature.
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D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008475:Median Nerve; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography