[Post-traumatic medial nerve injury due to a foreign body].
A case of delayed injury to the median nerve by glass fragment is described. A median nerve palsy developed 3 years after a minor injury, totally forgotten by patient. A 34-year-old patient presented with a painful progressive median nerve lesion, with a Tinel sign just below elbow. Surgical exploration revealed a glass fragment in close proximity to median nerve. The foreign body was removed. Improvement was noted immediately, but the patient continues to have slight paresthesiae in the fingers 1 year later.
Vincent
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Service de Neurologie, Cedex, France. didier.vincent@chlr.rss.fr
Richardot
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Le Trong
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Hervochon
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Latinville
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D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D020423:Median Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000209:etiology