Traumatic intraneural bone fracture fragment

J Surg Orthop Adv. 2014 Spring;23(1):45-8. doi: 10.3113/jsoa.2014.0045.

Abstract

Intraneural bone was identified on pathologic examination of a neuroma-in-continuity resected for repair of the suprascapular nerve 4 months after a brachial plexus injury. The acute onset of the neurologic deficit, the location of the neuroma within the scapular notch, and the proximity of the neural pathology to a comminuted scapula fracture suggest traumatic penetration of the nerve by a bone fragment. To the authors' knowledge, the observation of bone within a neuroma has not been previously reported.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Brachial Plexus / injuries*
  • Fractures, Bone / complications*
  • Fractures, Bone / pathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neuroma / complications*
  • Neuroma / pathology
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / complications*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Neoplasms / pathology
  • Spinal Nerves / pathology*