Citation
C. Rainer et al., Median nerve injury caused by missed foreign body - Case report, SC J PLAST, 34(4), 2000, pp. 401-403
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY
ISSN journal
02844311
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Volume
34
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
401 - 403
Database
ISI
SICI code
0284-4311(200012)34:4<401:MNICBM>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
A 56-year-old woman sustained a delayed median nerve division after a penet
rating injury of the right wrist by a piece of wood had gone unnoticed. The
re was no neurological damage at the time of the injury. The foreign body s
pread the median nerve apart, which subsequently reduced the sensitivity in
the index finger. Removal of the wood resulted in complete recovery.