✦ LIBER ✦
Proximal median neuropathy secondary to humeral neck fracture
✍ Scribed by Martin Veilleux; Peter Richardson
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0148-639X
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✦ Synopsis
Median neuropathies proximal to the wrist are uncommon and usually result from penetrating injuries, fracture dislocation of the distal humerus, or compressioin by fibrous bands. A 66-year-old man suffered a comminuted fracture of the proximal humerus after a fall. Electrodiagnostic studies revealed a severe proximal median neuropathy and a mild distal radial mononeuropathy. Proximal median neuropathy rarely occurs in humeral neck fracture, mostly because the median nerve is not in close contact with the humerus proximally.