title: Traumatic nerve injuries about the elbow.
abstract: Although not common, nerve injuries about the elbow occur because of the proximity of the three upper extremity nerves or because of the relationship of the median, ulnar, and radial nerves to the bony and soft-tissue structures about the elbow joint. Nerve injuries at and about the elbow joint occur more frequently with fractures than with any other kind of trauma. Nerve injuries may be found with periarticular fractures, dislocations, gunshot wounds, lacerations, and other iatrogenic causes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Brown University School of Medicine, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Izzi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akelman
mesh_terms: D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries*; D004550:Elbow / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications; D000092464:Elbow Injuries