Ulnar nerve lesions at the elbow can usually be recognized by a characteristic combination of physical signs. In the hand, there is wasting and weakness of ulnar-innervated muscles with or without sensory loss of appropriate distribution; in the forearm there is often weakness of the ulnarinnervated portion of the flexor digitorum profundus and sometimes of the flexor carpi ulnaris. Further con...

Anterior, subcutaneous ulnar nerve transposition decompresses the ulnar nerve and, by transposing anterior to the medial epicondyle, eliminates longitudinal traction forces applied to the nerve during elbow flexion. This article reviews the indications and contraindications of the technique and describes the surgical technique in detail.

OBJECTIVES To compare the nerve cross sectional areas (CSA) of patients with RA without any sign of peripheral neuropathy to healthy controls. METHODS Clinical, electrophysiological and sonographic assessments were done by three blinded researchers. The patients who had an electrodiagnostic or clinical of peripheral neuropathy were excluded from the study. Nerve CSA were measured in various l...

nterneural communications in the upper extremity have been described in various schemes. They have remained, however, the subject of diagnostic, anatomical, and neu-rophysiologic interest and have seldom related directly to clinical decision making. In this report, we describe the case of a patient who, despite typical clinical complaints of carpal tunnel syndrome , did not manifest any of the ...

This study describes the characteristics of a fascia overlying the ulnar nerve for 10 cm distal to the midpoint of the retrocondylar groove. A total of 28 cadaver upper extremities were dissected. The ulnar nerve between the flexor carpi ulnaris and flexor digitorum profundus was traced distally underneath a thin fascia. The length of the fascia was measured and examined for the presence of seg...

Our previous studies have shown that median and ulnar nerve lesion induced calbindin (CB) immunoreactivity in some injured motoneurons in developing rats. Motoneuron death induced by sciatic nerve transection in neonatal rats has been related to induction of neuronal isoform of nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). The present study investigated whether expression of CB and nicotinomid adenin dinucleot...

Isolated pisiform dislocation is an uncommon condition, with a limited number of cases reported in the literature. We present unique case 15-year-old male who experienced atraumatic isolated bone his left wrist and presented pain, deformity, ulnar nerve palsy little ring fingers. Radiographic investigations confirmed diagnosis dislocation, patient successfully underwent open reduction, stabiliz...

BACKGROUND Nerve conduction study assesses peripheral nerve functions and has clinical implication. OBJECTIVES To study the effect of age on nerve conduction study variables in healthy adults. METHODS Cross sectional study was done from Jan 2006 to Dec 2006 in department of Physiology, BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. The study was done in 34 (younger, n= 18, 17 to 29...

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of ultrasonography for the diagnosis of polyneuropathy in diabetic patients by examination of the median and ulnar nerves. [Subjects and Methods] Sixty-three diabetic patients and fourteen controls were enrolled in the study. Nerve conduction studies were performed on both upper and lower limbs. Median and ulnar nerve cross-secti...