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CC BY-NC 4.0 · Arch Plast Surg 2019; 46(02): 171-175
DOI: 10.5999/aps.2017.01606
Case Report

Median nerve entrapment in a callus fracture following a pediatric both-bone forearm fracture: A case report and literature review

Amine Fourati 
Department of Plastic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
,
Iyadh Ghorbel 
Department of Plastic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
,
Amir Karra 
Department of Plastic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
,
Mohamed Habib Elleuch 
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
,
Khalil Ennouri 
Department of Plastic Surgery, Habib Bourguiba Hospital, Sfax, Tunisia
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Forearm fractures are common injuries in childhood. Median nerve entrapment is a rare complication of forearm fractures, but several cases have been reported in the literature. This case report discusses the diagnosis and management of median nerve entrapment in a 13-year-old male who presented acutely with a both-bone forearm fracture and numbness in the median nerve distribution. Following the delayed diagnosis, surgical exploration revealed complete nerve entrapment and a nerve graft was performed.

Keywords

Humans - Forearm injuries - Fractures, bone - Median nerve - Transplants


Publication History

Received: 04 November 2017

Accepted: 14 April 2018

Article published online:
03 April 2022

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