10-19-2008, 04:29 PM
A 23 y old male was involved in a snowmobile accident and sustained a closed,displaced humeral shaft fracture. His neurovascular status is normal.You realign the fracture and place him in a splint.Prior to discharge he states ha has numbness over the dorsum of his hand and he is unable to extend his metacarpophalangeal joints.Which of the following would you suspect to be the cause?
a. Ulnar nerve was damaged at the time of the fracture
b. Radial nerve was damaged at the time of the fracture
c. Radial nerve is trapped in the fracture site
d. Ulnar nerve is compressed by hematoma
e. Median nerve is trapped in fracture site
a. Ulnar nerve was damaged at the time of the fracture
b. Radial nerve was damaged at the time of the fracture
c. Radial nerve is trapped in the fracture site
d. Ulnar nerve is compressed by hematoma
e. Median nerve is trapped in fracture site