Nerve Injury
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1 month following blunt trauma shows mild localized swelling with poor definition of fascicular echo pattern 
on the medial aspect of the elbow. No loss of neural continuity is evident. Appearances are consistent with severe neurapraxia.
of the median nerve 
following a laceration with the tear of the superficial fascicles. 50% of the nerve fascicles are estimated as torn with the deeper fascicles 
intact.
(neurotmesis) and mild displacement of a swollen radial nerve 
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following a forearm laceration. (Courtesy P. C. Ho, MD.)
Nerve Injury
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