A missed medial humeral epicondyle fracture with incarcerated fragment in the elbow joint and ulnar nerve palsy: A rare case report | Zendy

Das Subhash Kumar | Zendy; Bohara Sujan | Zendy; Bhandari Ravi | Zendy; Sinha Ritesh | Zendy; Das Bikash | Zendy; Karki Samikshya | Zendy

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A missed medial humeral epicondyle fracture with incarcerated fragment in the elbow joint and ulnar nerve palsy: A rare case report

Author(s) -

Das Subhash Kumar,

Bohara Sujan,

Bhandari Ravi,

Sinha Ritesh,

Das Bikash,

Karki Samikshya

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4982

Subject(s) - epicondyle , medicine , ulnar nerve , elbow , palsy , internal fixation , ulnar neuropathy , surgery , anatomy , alternative medicine , pathology

Medial epicondyle fracture associated with incarcerated intra‐articular fragment and ulnar nerve palsy is uncommon and frequently missed. We report a case of 13‐year‐old boy with incarcerated medial epicondyle fracture fragment in ulnohumeral joint and ulnar nerve palsy, which was managed successfully by open reduction internal fixation and ulnar nerve transposition.

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