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Volume 24

July - September 2008

Number  4


 

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Neurovascular Injuries following Displaced
Proximal Humerus Fractures:
Case Reports and Review of Literature

Mujeeeb Rohilla1, Ather Siddique2, Rehan Abbass Khan3

ABSTRACT

Displaced fractures of the proximal part of the humerus with injury of the brachial plexus are not very common. We present two cases of displaced proximal fracture of humerus with median nerve damage. Both the cases were having vascular injuries as well. One case had injury to profunda brachii artery which was ligated while the other presented with absent radial pulse.Neural injuries were treated conservatively with good functional results.

KEY WORDS: Neurovascular injuries, Proximal humerus fractures.

Pak J Med Sci    July - September 2008    Vol. 24 No. 4    609-611

How to cite this article:

Rohilla M, Siddique A, Khan RA.Neurovascular Injuries following Displaced Proximal Humerus Fractures: Case Reports and Review of Literature. Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(4):609-11.


1. Mr. Mujeeb Rohilla, FRCS
Orthopaedic Registrar,
Department of Orthopaedics,
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital,
Navan – Ireland.
2. Dr Ather Siddique, MBBS,
Orthopaedic SHO,
Mater University Hospital, Ireland.
3. Mr Rehan A Khan, FRCSI,
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery,
Dow University of Health Sciences & Civil Hospital,
Karachi, Pakistan.

Correspondence

Mr. Mujeeb Rohilla,
Orthopaedic Registrar,
Department of Orthopaedics,
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital,
Navan, Ireland.
Email: mujeeb_rohilla@yahoo.com

* Received for Publication: May 17, 2008
* Revision Received: July 19, 2008
* Revision Accepted: July 21, 2008



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