title: Anterior interosseous nerve paralysis due to Gantzer's muscle.
abstract: A case of an older female patient with paralysis of the anterior interosseous nerve is reported. During exploration an accessory muscle slip running from the coronoid process of the ulna towards the flexor pollicis longus (Gantzer's muscle) was found compressing the nerve.
authors.affiliation: The University Hospital Pellenberg, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Degreef
authors.forename: Luc
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Smet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D020423:Median Neuropathy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000294:innervation* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome