Ulnar nerve injury after closed forearm fractures in children.

We treated two children with the unusual complication of ulnar nerve palsy after closed both-bone forearm fractures. Both patients developed an ulnar claw-hand deformity within 7 weeks of injury that resolved spontaneously by 20 weeks postinjury with nonoperative treatment. No patient showed any signs or symptoms of an ischemic compartment syndrome.

Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and the presence of spinal cord abnormalities. Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging analysis.

Study Design: Preoperative magnetic resonance imaging was performed on 45 consecutive patients diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis to evaluate the brain and spinal cord.

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of spinal cord abnormalities in patients undergoing surgery for adolescent scoliosis.

Summary Of Background Data: A review of the literature indicates that the number of abnormalities of the brain stem and spinal cord reported with magnetic resonance imaging in patients with idiopathic scoliosis is increasing.