Spontaneous rupture of ulnar nerve due to neglected cubital tunnel syndrome associated with rheumatoid arthritis.
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.
Kalaci
Aydiner
A
Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Antakya, Hatay, Turkey. kalaci@mku.edu.tr
Aslan
Bahadir
B
Yanat
Ahmet Nedim
AN
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