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Humerus cisim kırıkları ve radial sinir felci: Erken eksplorasyon bulguları

Humeral shaft fractures and radial nerve palsy: early exploration findings

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41–45
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2022-10-18
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Early exploration may be beneficial in terms of early identification of neural injury in patients with radial nerve dysfunction associated with spiral and comminuted humerus fracture

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objectives: This study aims to present the results of early nerve explorations in cases with radial nerve palsy associated with humeral shaft fracture and to investigate in which cases early nerve explorations may be beneficial.Patients and methods: Twenty-four patients (17 males, 7 females; mean age 36 years; range 18 to 72 years) with complete sensory and motor radial nerve damage associated with humeral shaft fracture were retrospectively analyzed.
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Key Findings & Data:Early nerve exploration was performed in all patients within an average of 4.8 days (range 1 to 20 days) after fracture development.
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Conclusion & Impact:Early exploration may be beneficial in terms of early identification of neural injury in patients with radial nerve dysfunction associated with spiral and comminuted humerus fracture
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Objectives: This study aims to present the results of early nerve explorations in cases with radial nerve palsy associated with humeral shaft fracture and to investigate in which cases early nerve explorations may be beneficial.Patients and methods: Twenty-four patients (17 males, 7 females; mean age 36 years; range 18 to 72 years) with complete sensory and motor radial nerve damage associated with humeral shaft fracture were retrospectively analyzed. The patients with high-energy trauma and the ones who had spiral and segmental fractures with low energy traumas were included in the study. Early nerve exploration was performed in all patients within an average of 4.8 days (range 1 to 20 days) after fracture development. Electrophysiological assessments were performed in cases with no neurological recovery until 12th week.Results: Spiral fractures of the humerus shaft observed in 14 (58.3%) of the 24 operated patients were the most common fracture type, followed by transverse fracture in four patients (16.6%) and comminuted fracture in two patients (8.3%). As a result of the exploration, we observed nerve compression between the fracture fragments in seven patients (29.1%); a majority of these patients (n=6) had spiral fractures of humerus and one patient had comminuted fracture. One patient with a spiral type fracture had nerve transection. Radial nerve function recovered in most of the patients (95.8%). Average duration for fracture union was 6.7±3.8 months (range 3 to 18 months).Conclusion: Spiral fractures of humerus, particularly with wedge fragment, may be a candidate for early surgical exploration. Early exploration may be beneficial in terms of early identification of neural injury in patients with radial nerve dysfunction associated with spiral and comminuted humerus fracture

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Amaç: Bu yazıda humerus cisim kırığıyla birliktelik gösteren radial sinir felçli olgularda erken dönem sinir eksplorasyonunun sonuçları sunuldu ve hangi olgularda erken sinir eksplorasyonunun faydalı olabileceği araştırıldı.Hastalar ve yöntemler: Humerus cisim kırığına eşlik eden tam duyu ve motor radial sinir hasarı olan 24 hasta (17 erkek, 7 kadın; ort. yaş 36 yıl; dağılım 18-72 yıl) retrospektif olarak incelendi. Yüksek enerjili travmalı hastalar ile spiral ve parçalı kırığı olan düşük enerjili travmalı hastalar çalışmaya alındı. Tüm hastalara sinir eksplorasyonu kırık oluşumu sonrası ortalama 4.8 günde (dağılım 1-20 gün) uygulandı. On ikinci haftaya kadar nörolojik iyileşme olmayan hastalara elektrofizyolojik değerlendirmeler uygulandı.Bulgular: Ameliyat edilen 24 hastanın 14'ünde (%58.3) görülen spiral humerus cisim kırıkları en yaygın kırık tipi idi; bunu dört hastada transvers (%16.6) ve iki hastada (%8.3) parçalı kırık izledi. Eksplorasyon sonucu yedi hastada (%29.1) sinirin kırık fragmanları arasında sıkışmış olduğu görüldü; bu hastaların çoğunluğu (n=6) spiral humerus kırıklı idi, bir hastada ise parçalı kırık vardı. Spiral tip kırığı olan bir hastada sinir transeksiyonu vardı. Hastaların çoğunluğunda (%95.8) radial sinir fonksiyonları iyileşti. Kırık kaynama süresi ortalama 6.7±3.8 ay (dağılım 3-18 ay) idi.Sonuç: Spiral humerus kırıkları, özellikle kama fragmanlı olanlar, erken cerrahi eksplorasyon için aday olabilir. Erken dönem eksplorasyonu spiral ve parçalı humerus kırığına eşlik eden radial sinir disfonksiyonlu hastalarda sinir hasarının erken saptanması açısından faydalı olabilir

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AKMAN, A., DEMİRKAN, A. F., YÖRÜKOĞLU, A. Ç., BÜKER, N., OK, N. (2022). Humerus cisim kırıkları ve radial sinir felci: Erken eksplorasyon bulguları. Eklem Hastalıkları ve Cerrahisi Dergisi (Eski Adı: Artroplasti Artroskopik Cerrahi Derg.), Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 1, 41–45. https://ajindex.com/articles/498520

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