Ulnar nerve palsy after supracondylar humerus fracture
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Anterior interosseous nerve palsy after supracondylar fracture of humerus in adult. Case report.
We present a case of anterior interosseous nerve palsy after a supracondylar fracture of the humerus in a 24-year-old woman. The patient was diagnosed and treated in two hospitals where the impairment of function of the hand indicating nerve damage was not noticed during a standard examination. An open reduction of the fracture with internal fixation using LCP plates and additional screws was p...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Orthopaedica Scandinavica
سال: 1990
ISSN: 0001-6470
DOI: 10.3109/17453679009006501