Forearm fractures are common injuries in childhood. Median nerve entrapment is a rare complication of forearm fractures, but several cases have been reported in the literature. This case report discusses the diagnosis and management of median nerve entrapment in a 13-year-old male who presented acutely with a both-bone forearm fracture and numbness in the median nerve distribution. Following the delayed diagnosis, surgical exploration revealed complete nerve entrapment and a nerve graft was performed.
Adolescent ; Bony Callus ; Delayed Diagnosis ; Diagnosis ; Forearm Injuries ; Forearm ; Fractures, Bone ; Humans ; Hypesthesia ; Male ; Median Nerve ; Nerve Compression Syndromes ; Transplants