J Korean Fract Soc.  1997 Jan;10(1):171-174.

Fracture of the Distal Radius with Ulnar Nerve Palsy

• Kwon CS
• Ahn JK
• Kim JH
• Sung YB
• Cho JH

Abstract

There are several complications of distal radiug fracture such as median nerve injury, malunion nonunion, rupture of EPL, and ischemic contracture. Lesion of ulnar nerve as a complication of fracture of the distal radius are very rare. The authors report 1 case of the distal radius fracture with ulnar nerve palsy. The electromyography & nerve-conduction studies showed incomplete axonotmesis of ulnar nerve on 1 month following injury. A second electromyography & nerve-conduction study two months after injury showed complete recovery of nerve function.

Keyword

Distal radius fracture; Ulnar nerve palsy

MeSH Terms

Electromyography
Ischemic Contracture
Median Nerve
Radius Fractures
Radius*
Rupture
Ulnar Nerve*
Ulnar Neuropathies*