OBJECTIVE To evaluate the results from subcutaneous anterior transposition of the cubital nerve for treating cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS) and the influence of prognostic factors such as preoperative McGowan stage, age and duration of symptoms. METHODS 36 patients with CTS who underwent subcutaneous anterior transposition of the cubital nerve between 2006 and 2009 were evaluated after an aver...

BACKGROUND Resolution of symptoms including pain, numbness, and tingling outside of the median nerve distribution has been shown to occur following carpal tunnel release. We hypothesized that a similar effect would be found after release of the ulnar nerve at the elbow. METHODS Twenty patients with isolated cubital tunnel syndrome were prospectively enrolled. The upper extremity was divided i...

BACKGROUND There are two main surgical approaches, simple ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow, and anterior transposition of the nerve in treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. Both techniques were reported in literature in details with similar reported success rates. Here, we present a modified simple decompression surgical technique in treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. METHODS Fifty e...

The clinical and surgical importance of anatomical knowledge of the musculocutaneous nerve and its variations is due to the fact that one of the complications in many upper-limb surgical procedures involves injury to this nerve. During routine dissection of the right upper limb of a male cadaver, we observed an anatomical variation of this nerve. The musculocutaneous nerve originated in the lat...

Acute myocarditis often is demonstrated on cardiac MRI (CMR) as increased signal on T2-weighted imaging and late gadolinium enhancement (LGE) in either a midwall or a subepicardial distribution. Previous reports have demonstrated a similar pattern of enhancement on delayed postcontrast CT.1–3 We present 2 cases of edema demonstrated on arterial phase CT coronary angiography (CTCA) in patients w...

The incidence of superficial arteries was studied in 68 (38 right and 30 left) upper extremities. One right limb of an adult male presented a superficial arterial pattern (2.63%, total 1.47%) resembling a superficial brachio-ulno-radial artery (SBUR). The median nerve crossed the superficial brachial artery (SBA) from the posterior to the medial side and again posterior to the same at the cubit...

Martin-Gruber anastomosis (MGA) is a well described anostomosis between the median and ulnar nerves in various levels. MGA involves axons leaving either the main trunk of median nerve or the anterior interosseous nerve, crossing through the forearm to join the ulnar nerve and it’s insidence was reported as %10-40. The incidence of this anastomosis is important so that it can cause confusion in ...

INTRODUCTION Pseudoaneurysms are a pulsatile hematoma caused by hemorrhage on soft tissues. It is an uncommon condition with many different etiologies. We report a case of a giant pseudoaneurysm caused by iatrogenic injury on the brachial artery. PRESENTATION OF CASE A 42 year-old male was submitted to our Vascular Surgery service with an enlargement of the right upper limb and a history of m...

Arterial variations in the arm are of potential clinical implications as it is a frequent site of injury and also involved in many surgical and invasive procedures. Variations in the vascular system of upper limbs are relatively common, and occur at the level of the axillary, brachial, radial, and ulnar arteries as well as in the palmar arches. During a dissection of the right upper extremity, ...