Medial elbow approaches for coronoid fractures: risk to the ulnar nerve
There was no statistical difference in the incidence of postoperative ulnar nerve complications with ulnar nerve transposition or in situ release following coronoid fixation. However, transposing the nerve resulted in a higher rate of neuropathy resolution. While the incidence of postoperative ulnar nerve dysfunction is high following coronoid fixation when using a medial surgical approach, it was similar with the FCU, T&S, and flexor pronator split approaches. Larger cohorts and randomized clinical trials are needed to confirm these findings.
Authors
- Olawale A. Sogbein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2776-5076)
- S. Rupasinghe
- Armin Badre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5481-075X)
- Y. Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5429-7741)
- Thomas J. Goetz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2777-4471)
- Graham J.W. King (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5975-6051)
- Yousif Atwan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9653-5891)
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Sturgeon Community Hospital (CA)
- Hand and Upper Limb Clinic (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JSES International
- Published
- 2024-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jseint.2024.09.001
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Elbow and Forearm Trauma Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.50