An 8-year old child presents with the following fracture and an inability to flex the interphalangeal joint of their thumb. Which neurovascular structures are most likely compromised in this clinical scenario, at the site of the fracture?
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An 8-year old child presents with the following fracture and an inability to flex the interphalangeal joint of their thumb. Which neurovascular structures are most likely compromised in this clinical scenario, at the site of the fracture?

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Median nerve and brachial artery

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Posterior interosseous nerve and radial artery

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Anterior interosseous nerve and radial artery

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Ulnar nerve and ulnar artery

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