[Incarcerated epitrochlear fracture with a cubital nerve injury].
Injuries of the medial epicondyle are relatively common, mostly affecting children between 7 and 15 years. The anatomical characteristics of this apophysis can make diagnosis difficult in minimally displaced fractures. In a small percentage of cases, the fractured fragment may occupy the retroepitrochlear groove. The presence of dysesthesias in the territory of the ulnar nerve requires urgent open reduction of the incarcerated fragment. A case of a seven-year-old male patient is presented, who required surgical revision due to a displaced medial epicondyle fracture associated with ulnar nerve injury. A review of the literature is also made.
Servicio de Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología, Hospital de Elch, Elche, Alicante, España. Electronic address: lomopei@hotmail.com.
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D002648:Child; D004551:Elbow Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D006810:Humeral Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D000092464:Elbow Injuries
Atrapamiento nervio cubital; Epifisiólisis epitróclea; Fractura incarcerada; Incarcerated fracture; Medial epicondyle; Ulnar nerve injury