Median nerve entrapment in elbow dislocation. A case report.
When the elbow dislocated posteriorly in an 11-year-old boy the median nerve was caught behind the medial epicondyle and in the joint. The condition was diagnosed at 7 months when a total paralysis had developed. Good function was obtained after neurolysis. This rare condition has typical signs and symptoms which should permit an earlier diagnosis.
D002648:Child; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D000092464:Elbow Injuries