[Electrophysiological diagnostics in choosing treatment strategy for neuropathies in children with transcondylar fractures].

Background: A common complication of transcondylar fractures (TCF) in children is neuropathy requiring not only therapeutic but also surgical treatment. Despite numerous reports, clear criteria for selecting patients for surgical treatment have not been defined.

Objective: To clarify the role of clinical and electrophysiological diagnostics in choosing treatment tactics for neuropathies in children with TCF.

The use of intraoperative electrophysiological monitoring in patients with decompression of the ulnar nerve near the elbow joint.

At the elbow, the ulnar nerve may be compressed either in the retrocondylar groove, in the cubital tunnel, or compressed by Osborne's band. Optimal surgical therapy should be directed at the specific site of involvement. It is more difficult to identify the level of ulnar nerve compression.