Intrauterine stab leading to a radial nerve palsy.
Penetrating injuries to the gravid uterus are rare. This report documents a fetus that sustained a complete radial nerve palsy (a hemopneumothorax) after a knife wound (complete nerve transection is suspected). Surgical exploration of the nerve was delayed because of respiratory distress. Six weeks later, when exploration was scheduled to be undertaken, some recovery was noted, and exploration was thus deferred. The injury recovered completely in the absence of formal repair.
Fleming
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Martin Singer Hand Unit, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Quarmby
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Hudson
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D049188:Prenatal Injuries; D011826:Radial Nerve / Q000293:injuries*; D020425:Radial Neuropathy / Q000209:etiology*; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014599:Uterus / Q000293:injuries; D014951:Wounds, Stab / Q000150:complications*