Intra-articular Median Nerve Entrapment of the Elbow After Medial Epicondyle Fracture: A Case Report.

CASE

We describe a 13-year-old adolescent girl experiencing persistent pain and reduced grip strength following nonoperative treatment of a medial epicondyle fracture-dislocation with closed reduction over 5 years before her referral to our clinic. Neurological examination and magnetic resonance imaging of the elbow revealed damage to the median nerve due to an entrapment within the elbow. Surgical release of the nerve resulted in complete pain relief and improved neurological function with normalized nerve conduction.

CONCLUSION

Persistent neurologic deficits should be investigated following pediatric elbow trauma. Promising results can be achieved with surgical treatment even after long-term entrapment of the median nerve.