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ArticleTrauma case reports2023

Radial nerve contrast fluoroscopy combined with ultrasound imaging for humeral shaft fracture.

Norihiro Sakai, Tomoko Sudani

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Article in Trauma case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Norihiro SakaiDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Daiyukai General Hospital, 1-9-9, Sakura, Ichinomiya, Aichi 491-8551, Japan.
Tomoko SudaniDepartment of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Daiyukai General Hospital, 1-9-9, Sakura, Ichinomiya, Aichi 491-8551, Japan.
Daiyukai General Hospital · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ultrasonography is an alternative method for detecting the nerve tract in real-time. However, bones and soft tissues can encounter imaging difficulties because of the occasional blockade. Humeral shaft fracture can be addressed using several approaches, including open plate fixation and intramedullary nailing. Nevertheless, these methods are associated with a risk of radial nerve injury due to the presence of nerve tracts around the middle part of the humeral shaft. Here, we present a patient who underwent intramedullary nail fixation in the beach-chair position converted into open plate fixation in the prone position based on the radial nerve course on preoperative fluoroscopic evaluation. Combined fluoroscopy and ultrasonography of the fracture site facilitated the detection of anatomical structure disruption around the nerve and the safe completion of surgery. The nerve delineation technique with contrast-enhanced radiographic effects can prevent the risk of nerve injury.

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Contrast fluoroscopyHumeral shaft fractureRadial nerveUltrasound imaging

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PMID36785784
PMCPMC9920249
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