Table 2.
Complications
| Age | Sex | Diagnosis | Side | Dominant Hand | Sport | Level | RTP | Complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Male | Fracture | L | R | Baseball | HS | 42 | Altered small finger sensation. Resolved by 2 weeks |
| 17 | Male | Nonunion | L | Baseball | HS | 14 | Ulnar base of palm numbness; resolved at 1 year | |
| 18 | Male | Fracture | R | R but hits L | Baseball | Min | 49 | Ulnar nerve motor and sensory palsy; resolved by 1 month |
| 19 | Male | Fracture | R | R but hits L | Baseball | Min | 56 | Mild ring finger paresthesias; resolved by 2 months |
| 20 | Male | Nonunion | L | R | Baseball | C | 42 | Scar pain→ resolved by 12 months |
| 21 | Male | Fracture | L | R | Baseball | C | RTP confirmed but time unknown | Small and ring finger paresthesias, improving at 3 months. |
| 22 | Male | Fracture | L | R | Baseball | C | 210 | Wound dehiscence which healed by 1 month |
| 26 | Male | Fracture | L | R | Baseball | Min | 49 | Mild ring finger paresthesias; resolved by 1 month |
| 27 | Male | Fracture | L | R | Golf | Pro | 56 | -Scar pain and flexor carpi ulnaris tendonitis which resolved by 6 months. -Ring and small finger paresthesias; resolved by 3 months. |
| 28 | Male | Fracture | R | R | None | NA | 133 | Ulnar nerve motor and sensory palsy; resolved by 6 months |
| 35 | Male | Nonunion | R | R | Navy | NA | 28 | Ulnar nerve palsy with 3rd volar interosseous weakness; resolved by 5 months (functional recovery at 1 month) |
| 46 | Female | Fracture | L | R | None | NA | 84 | Ulnar nerve palsy with abductor digiti minimi weakness; resolved at 1 month. -Painful keloid scar tissue |
| 46 | Male | Fracture | R | R | None | NA | 28 | Ulnar nerve palsy, mild, resolved spontaneously |
| 46 | Female | Nonunion | L | R | None | NA | 140 | -Superficial infection which resolved with oral antibiotics -Ulnar motor weakness with decreased grip strength; resolved by 5 months |
| 47 | Female | Fracture | L | R | Tennis | Rec | 56 | Paresthesias, small finger. Resolved by 3 months. |
| 52 | Male | Nonunion | L | R | Golf | Rec | 28 | Altered small and ring finger sensation. Resolved by 1 month. |
| 53 | Male | Fracture | L | R | Golf | Rec | 42 | Altered small and ring finger sensation. Resolved by 1 month. |
| 54 | Female | Fracture | R | R | None | NA | 42 | Mild scar pain with heavy pressure |
| 56 | Male | Nonunion | L | R | Golf | Rec | 84 | Hypertrophic scar; resolved by 6 months. |
| 65 | Male | Fracture | L | R | Golf | Rec | 56 | Altered small and ring finger sensation. Resolved by 2 months. |
HS: high school (amateur athlete); Min: minor league (professional athlete); C: collegiate (amateur athlete); Pro: professional (professional athlete); NA: not applicable Rec: Recreational league (amateur athlete)