Ulnar nerve compression at the wrist.
Two cases of compression of the ulnar nerve by ganglions in the distal ulnar tunnel are reported. The type of neurologic deficit (motor, sensory, or both) was helpful in predicting both the zone of nerve compression and the nature of the compressing lesion.
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
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D000368:Aged; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications; D005729:Ganglioneuroma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery; D014953:Wrist