Localized nodular synovitis: a rare cause of ulnar nerve compression in Guyon's canal.
A rare case of ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist by a nodule of localized nodular synovitis is presented. The literature is reviewed with particular reference to the causes of ulnar tunnel syndrome, the uncertainty over the origin of this type of tumor, and its tendency to recur after incomplete excision.
Budny
P G
PG
Department of Plastic Surgery, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Buckinghamshire, England.
Regan
P J
PJ
Roberts
A H
AH
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D013586:Synovitis, Pigmented Villonodular / Q000150:complications*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve