[Foreign body retained within ulnar nerve in the distal humerus].
This report describes the procedures applied to remove a metal foreign body retained inside the ulnar nerve in the distal humerus of a 49-year-old patient. Exemplified by an unfavorable primary treatment this article presents the first description of removal of an foreign body retained within a nerve whereby emphasis is placed on the problems associated with the preoperative and intraoperative localization of the foreign particle.
Orthopädisches Zentrum Eichhof, Eichhofstraße 1, 36341, Lauterbach, Deutschland, pleser@eichhof-online.de.
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Pleser
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Müller
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Veltin
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Ludwig
D020878:Device Removal / Q000379:methods*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D059348:Peripheral Nerve Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*