title: [Ulnar nerve compression in Guyon's canal by an accessory abductor digiti minimi brevis muscle].
abstract: Compression syndromes of the ulnar nerve are more often located proximally in the cubital tunnel than distally in Guyon's canal. In many cases anatomic structures can be found that induce compression. These may be ganglia, tumours, vascular abnormalities, crossing fibrous bands or accessory muscles. The ulnar nerve has therefore to be revised all along its passage through Guyon's canal. When other causes are excluded, it might be necessary to excise an accessory muscle to decompress the ulnar nerve sufficiently.
authors.affiliation: Caritas-Krankenhaus, Sektion Handchirurgie der Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Bad Mergentheim. steffen_loew@hotmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Löw
authors.forename: J van
authors.initials: Jv
authors.lastname: Schoonhoven
mesh_terms: D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005385:Fingers / Q000294:innervation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018908:Muscle Weakness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D017535:Ulnar Artery; D017769:Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery