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PERIPHERAL COMPRESSION LESIONS OF THE ULNAR NERVE



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Abstract

1. Sixty-one cases of compression of the ulnar nerve are reported, forty at the elbow and twenty-one at the wrist. Although contributory factors may include deformity, osteoarthritis, injury, ganglia and other tumours, the narrow anatomical confines of the nerve at these two levels are noteworthy and alone may produce nerve compression.

2. Careful clinical examination will usually determine the level of involvement if not the exact pathology. Surgical exploration is indicated both as a diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in most cases.

3. Following removal of the compressing agent rapid recovery occurred in most cases.

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