Rarely seen radial nerve total injury with humerus supracondylar type IIIA open fracture in a child: Our five-year follow-up results

Abstract

Some serious complications can accompany supracondylar humerus fractures. Early complications are neurological and vascular injuries, compartment syndrome, and muscle damage.[2,3] Incidences as high as 20%, and 2 to 3% have been reported for traumatic and iatrogenic nerve injuries, respectively, associated with supracondylar humerus fractures. About 4.1% of extension-type supracondylar humerus fractures have traumatic radial nerve lesions.[4]