Delayed high median neuropathy after supracondylar humeral fracture. A case report and review of the literature.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Compression neuropathy of the median nerve around the elbow is an uncommon yet well-recognized clinical entity. Acute compression can occur after trauma to the elbow, whereas prolonged compression neuropathy usually involves compression under a normal or aberrant anatomic structure. The authors present a case of severe median nerve compression neuropathy above the elbow that occurred several months after a supracondylar humeral fracture in a previously asymptomatic adolescent with aberrant soft tissue anatomy.
Medical subject headings
- Humeral Fractures
- Median Nerve
- Nerve Compression Syndromes
Anatomy
- humerus