Fibrolipomatous hamartoma of the proximal ulnar nerve associated with macrodactyly and macrodystrophia lipomatosa as an unusual cause of cubital tunnel syndrome
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Simple decompression of the ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome.
OBJECTIVE Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common entrapment neuropathy of the upper extremity. Although many different operative techniques have been introduced, none of them have been proven superior to others. Simple cubital tunnel decompression has numerous advantages, including simplicity and safety. We present our experience of treating cubital tunnel syndrome with simple decomp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1997
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.63.6.808a