title: Repair of the motor branch of the ulnar nerve using a dorsal approach: case report.
abstract: We present the case of a young woman who sustained a stab injury to the left palm with a kitchen knife that entered the thenar eminence and exited dorsally between the index and middle metacarpals. We repaired the injured motor branch of the ulnar nerve using a dorsal approach and a proximal osteotomy of the index metacarpal.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Marshfield Clinic/St. Joseph's Hospital, Marshfield, WI 54449, USA.
authors.forename: Bruce
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Watkins
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: Jody
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schneider
authors.forename: Steven D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Taylor
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000379:methods; D009046:Motor Neurons / Q000473:pathology; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D020127:Recovery of Function; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult