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Fracture Neurovascular Complications
Aka: Fracture Neurovascular Complications
- See Also
- Motor Exam
- Types: Upper Extremity
- Circumflex Axillary Nerve Injury (Numb Deltoid)
- Anterior Shoulder Dislocation
- Radial Nerve injury (Wrist Drop)
- Spiral Humerus Fracture
- Ulnar Nerve injury (Numb pinky, Claw Hand)
- Avulsion Medial Epicondyle
- Distal Ulna Fracture
- Brachial artery injury (Finger extension)
- Severe Elbow Fracture
- Median Nerve injury (unable to make 'ok' sign)
- Distal Radius Fracture
- Types: Lower Extremity
- Sciatic Nerve Injury (Foot drop)
- Posterior Hip Dislocation
- Peroneal Nerve injury (Foot drop)
- Upper fibula Fracture
- Compartment Syndrome (Severe extremity pain)
- Upper tibia Fracture
- Pearls
- Check distal neurovascular function
- Circulation: pulse and Capillary Refill
- Motor Exam
- Sensory Exam
- Examine before and after immobilization