Complete transection of the median and radial nerves during arthroscopic release of post-traumatic elbow contracture

被引:81
作者
Haapaniemi, T [1 ]
Berggren, M [1 ]
Adolfsson, L [1 ]
机构
[1] Linkoping Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Plast Surg Hand Surg & Burns, Linkoping, Sweden
来源
ARTHROSCOPY | 1999年 / 15卷 / 07期
关键词
elbow arthroscopy; contracture release; iatrogenic nerve injury;
D O I
10.1016/S0749-8063(99)70015-0
中图分类号
R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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摘要
Arthroscopic debridement and capsular release was performed in a 57-year-old woman because of post-traumatic stiffness in the dominant right elbow joint. During this procedure, the median and radial nerves were completely transected. A few recent reports of small series have described encouraging results after arthroscopic capsular release of post-traumatic elbow contracture, but the present case demonstrates the inherent risk of damage to neurovascular structures.
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页码:784 / 787
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