Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case Report

Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case Report

We report a case of ulnar nerve palsy following forearm fracture in a 13-year-old girl. Significant anterior angulation and displacement of the ulna were noted. Operation was performed 3 months after the injury, when no recovery of numbness and claw hand deformity were demonstrated. Intra-operativel...

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Main Authors: H Hirasawa, A Sakai, N Toba, M Kamiuttanai, T Nakamura, K Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2004-06-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900401200122
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spelling doaj-0884007ae0574628b68f166bd9e6aac02020-11-25T03:18:05ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery2309-49902004-06-011210.1177/230949900401200122Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case ReportH HirasawaA SakaiN TobaM KamiuttanaiT NakamuraK TanakaWe report a case of ulnar nerve palsy following forearm fracture in a 13-year-old girl. Significant anterior angulation and displacement of the ulna were noted. Operation was performed 3 months after the injury, when no recovery of numbness and claw hand deformity were demonstrated. Intra-operatively the ulnar nerve was found to be embedded between fragments of the fractured ulna, which showed lack of callus formation on the preoperative radiograph. The patient achieved complete recovery of sensory and motor functions 4 months after the surgery.https://doi.org/10.1177/230949900401200122
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author H Hirasawa
A Sakai
N Toba
M Kamiuttanai
T Nakamura
K Tanaka
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A Sakai
N Toba
M Kamiuttanai
T Nakamura
K Tanaka
Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case Report
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
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K Tanaka
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title Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case Report
title_short Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case Report
title_full Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case Report
title_fullStr Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Bony Entrapment of Ulnar Nerve after Closed Forearm Fracture: A Case Report
title_sort bony entrapment of ulnar nerve after closed forearm fracture: a case report
publisher SAGE Publishing
series Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
issn 2309-4990
publishDate 2004-06-01
description We report a case of ulnar nerve palsy following forearm fracture in a 13-year-old girl. Significant anterior angulation and displacement of the ulna were noted. Operation was performed 3 months after the injury, when no recovery of numbness and claw hand deformity were demonstrated. Intra-operatively the ulnar nerve was found to be embedded between fragments of the fractured ulna, which showed lack of callus formation on the preoperative radiograph. The patient achieved complete recovery of sensory and motor functions 4 months after the surgery.
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