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Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, 1969;51:1584-1590.
© 1969 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc

Anterior Interosseous-Nerve Paralysis as a Complication of Supracondylar Fractures of the Humerus in Children

MORTON SPINNER M.D.1 and SAUL N. SCHREIBER M.D.1

1 From the Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York City, and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brookdale Hospital Center, Brooklyn

Six cases of paralysis of the anterior interosseous nerve are presented associated with supracondylar humeral fractures in children. Traction is proposed as the mechanism of the paralysis, the distracting elements being the proximal fragment of the humerus and a tethering structure in the forearm.


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