title: Spontaneous rupture of ulnar nerve due to neglected cubital tunnel syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
abstract: A case of spontaneous rupture of the ulnar nerve due to neglected cubital tunnel syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis is reported. Earlier decompression and anterior transposition in this patient may have prevented nerve rupture.
authors.affiliation: Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey. kalaci@mku.edu.tr
authors.forename: Aydiner
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalaci
authors.forename: Bahadir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aslan
authors.forename: Ahmet Nedim
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Yanat
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications*; D020430:Cubital Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D020424:Ulnar Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery