[A supracondylar process in a child with arm pain].
A 14-year-old boy had arm pain after a traumatic event. An X-ray showed a supracondylar process of the humerus, which is a coincidental finding but sometimes has clinical consequences. It may compress the median nerve or brachial artery, leading to symptoms. Resection can give complete relieve of symptoms.
Medisch Spectrum Twente, afd. Radiologie, Enschede.
Esther
E
Burfitt-Provoost
Jayant R
JR
Kichari
D000293:Adolescent; D001916:Brachial Artery; D006801:Humans; D006811:Humerus / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography