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Complex lesion of the forearm with extensive median and ulnar nerves defects – a case report
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Veröffentlicht: | 10. Oktober 2018 |
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Objectives: Complex forearm trauma often associates open cominuted fractures with extensive neuro-muscular damage. Even with primary reconstructive treatment the outcomes can be disheartening due to the long recovering period and secondary surgeries.
Method: The author presents the case of a driver with household inflected trauma of the dominant forearm with extensive damage to both median and ulnar nerves and late reconstructive surgery.
Results: The functional outcome was good despite the tardiness of the nerve graft permitting the return in the work field at 6 months following last surgery.
Conclusion: Even for late presentation cases the reconstruction of the forearm nerves should be attempted as this is the paramount condition for functional recovery.