Self-mutilation of the Fifth Finger in an Infant due to Iatrogenic Ulnar Nerve Neurapraxia: A Clinical Case Report and Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Louis Schorr, Menahem Singer |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Neurapraxia Case Report medicine.disease Surgery body regions Percutaneous pinning Humeral fracture medicine Nerve conduction study Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Clinical case Ulnar nerve business Reduction (orthopedic surgery) |
| Zdroj: | JAAOS Global Research & Reviews |
| ISSN: | 2474-7661 |
| Popis: | Case: We describe a 1-year and 8-month-old girl who underwent closed reduction and percutaneous pinning by Kirschner wires of a fully displaced supracondylar humeral fracture. At follow-up, self-mutilation of the fifth finger was noticed. A nerve conduction study confirmed ulnar nerve neurapraxia, which allowed the patient to bite her fifth finger painlessly. Conclusion: Although self-mutilation after closed reduction and percutaneous pinning of supracondylar fractures was not previously described, and is probably very rare, a high index of suspicion and close follow-up is needed in infants in this setting. |
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