title: Tardy ulnar tunnel syndrome caused by Galeazzi fracture-dislocation: a neuropathy with a new pathomechanism.
abstract: We present a case of late-onset ulnar tunnel syndrome following a Colles fracture. The nerve palsy was caused by a vascular branch that stretched over the ulnar head, compressing the nerve and generating friction against the ulnar head when the forearm was rotated. This is the first report of such a pathomechanism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto City, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Saitoh
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seki
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takaoka
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications*; D011885:Radius Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors; D014457:Ulna / Q000293:injuries*; D017769:Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D014955:Wrist Joint