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Entrapment and transection of the median nerve associated with minimally displaced fractures of the forearm: case report and review of the literature

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Complete transection of the median nerve associated with minimally displaced fractures of forearm bones is described in a 20-year-old woman. An end-to-end epineural repair was performed. There was good sensory and motor recovery of the median nerve in the hand.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics, B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal e-mail: manishgarg5@hotmail.com, Tel.: +977-25-25555 ext. 2016, Fax: +977-25-20251, , , , , , NP

    M. Garg

  2. Department of Orthopaedics, University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Shahdra, Delhi 110095, India, , , , , , IN

    S. Kumar

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Received: 7 December 2000

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Garg, M., Kumar, S. Entrapment and transection of the median nerve associated with minimally displaced fractures of the forearm: case report and review of the literature. Arch Orth Traum Surg 121, 544–545 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004020100292

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