Ulnar nerve compression in Guyon's canal caused by a pseudotumor of the pisiform.
A rare case of ulnar nerve compression at the wrist by a hypertrophic pisiform is reported. The patient was treated with pisiform bone excision, and this resulted in complete relief of symptoms with no functional deficit.
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Asturias Central Hospital, Oviedo, Spain.
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Antuña
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Gutierrez
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Paz Jimenez
D000328:Adult; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002348:Carpal Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014459:Ulnar Nerve