Ulnar Nerve Laceration — a Complication of Carpal Tunnel Decompression: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Complications of peripheral nerve injury arising from the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome are not uncommon. No documented report of the association of ulnar nerve injury with carpal tunnel decompression has been found. This case-study describes partial laceration of the ulnar nerve as a...

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Published inJournal of hand surgery, British volume Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 239 - 241
Main Authors FAVERO, K. J., GROPPER, P. T.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thousand Oaks, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.1987
Churchill Livingstone
Subjects
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - surgery
Cranial nerves. Spinal roots. Peripheral nerves. Autonomic nervous system. Gustation. Olfaction
Female
Humans
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Neuroma - etiology
Postoperative Complications - etiology
Ulnar Nerve - injuries
Human
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Laceration
Nervous system diseases
Iatrogenic
Cubital nerve
Surgery
Surgical decompression
Median nerve
Peripheral nerve disease
Hand
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ISSN0266-7681
DOI10.1016/0266-7681_87_90023-4

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Summary:Complications of peripheral nerve injury arising from the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome are not uncommon. No documented report of the association of ulnar nerve injury with carpal tunnel decompression has been found. This case-study describes partial laceration of the ulnar nerve as a complication of carpal tunnel surgery and reviews the literature on this subject.
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ISSN:0266-7681
DOI:10.1016/0266-7681_87_90023-4