The median nerve may become trapped in the elbow during dislocation or relocations in children. Two similar cases are described in which the median nerve was found in an abnormal location upon exploration. In one patient the nerve actually passed through the middle of the joint where it had been trapped for ten months. In another patient, the nerve was trapped in the fracture line of the medial epicondyle. Both patients exhibited motor deficit and median nerve palsy was confirmed by electromyography. Early explorations4 is urged when signs of median nerve deficit persist following reduction of a dislocated elbow.