title: Median nerve compression following trauma in children. A report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of subacute median nerve compression in children following trauma are presented. The first highlights problems of incised wounds around the wrist. The second illustrates an unusual presentation of nerve compression following a blunt injury.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, UK.
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Hodgkinson
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Evans
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000601:surgery; D005543:Forearm Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014954:Wrist Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*