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Ulnar Nerve Injuries Post Closed Forearm Fractures in Paediatric Population: A Review of the Literature

Ulnar nerve injury as a result of closed forearm fractures in children is a rare but disastrous complication, affecting significantly the function of the upper extremity. The management of these injuries is still controversial in the literature. This is a review of small case series and case reports...

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Autores principales: Stavrakakis, Ioannis M, Daskalakis, Ioannis I, Magarakis, George E, Christoforakis, Zacharias, Katsafarou, Maria S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: SAGE Publications 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6454652/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31001065
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1179556519841876
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Sumario:Ulnar nerve injury as a result of closed forearm fractures in children is a rare but disastrous complication, affecting significantly the function of the upper extremity. The management of these injuries is still controversial in the literature. This is a review of small case series and case reports, in which an algorithm of treatment is proposed. A brief description of a relative case, which was treated successfully in our department, is presented as well. This case motivated the authors to perform this study.