Distal ulnar neuropathy in meat packers. An occupational disease?
Distal ulnar neuropathy at the wrist level was observed in three meat packers. The diagnosis was confirmed electromyographically, by follow-up, and with surgical exploration. Compression neuropathy of the distal ulnar nerve has been a well-recognized occupational hazard and is cause by chronic and repeated compression of the ulnar nerve at the level of Guyon's canal; pathogenetic mechanisms differ from those observed in the more common carpal tunnel syndrome.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008462:Meat-Packing Industry; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D014459:Ulnar Nerve