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ArticleJPRAS open2020

Jammed ulnar nerve after distal radius fracture: A case report.

Andrea Poggetti, Anna Maria Nucci, Alessandro Baluganti, Sandra Pfanner

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Article in JPRAS open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Andrea PoggettiHand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Palagi 1, Florence, Italy.
Anna Maria NucciTraumatology and Orthopedics Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, University of Pisa, Via Paradisa 2, Pisa, Italy.
Alessandro BalugantiTraumatology and Orthopedics Unit, Hospital of Livorno, Via Vittorio Alfieri 36, Livorno, Italy.
Sandra PfannerHand and Reconstructive Microsurgery Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Largo Palagi 1, Florence, Italy.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi · ITOspedale di Livorno · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUlnar nerve lesions represent a rare complication of wrist fracture. The present manuscript describes the case of a particular traumatic mechanism in which the nerve resulted crushed between radial fracture fragments. CASE PRESENTATION: A 47-year-old man suffered a subtotal lesion of the ulnar nerve following an open displaced distal radius fracture. Symptoms of ulnar nerve deficiency worsened after reduction and temporary stabilization. Further surgery was performed to achieve definitive stabilization and ulnar nerve neurolysis. The ulnar nerve was found to be jammed inside the fracture side, and so was repaired with a direct suture. Progressive recovery was observed in the following months.

conclusionsGiven the paucity of reports of ulnar nerve injury in the literature, clear recommendations for treatment of nerve lesions after wrist fractures have not yet been defined. Nevertheless, in our experience, peripheral nerve function should be assessed before and after fracture reduction, as a worsening of symptoms after surgical intervention could indicate nerve entrapment inside the fracture site.

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Distal radius fractureNerve repairUlnar nerve lesionWrist fracture

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PMID32280739
PMCPMC7136588
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