Tardy ulnar tunnel syndrome caused by Galeazzi fracture-dislocation: A neuropathy with a new pathomechanism

Authors
Saitoh, S Seki, H Murakami, N Hata, Y Takaoka, K
Citation
S. Saitoh et al., Tardy ulnar tunnel syndrome caused by Galeazzi fracture-dislocation: A neuropathy with a new pathomechanism, J ORTHOP TR, 14(1), 2000, pp. 66-70
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA
ISSN journal
08905339 → ACNP
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
66 - 70
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-5339(200001)14:1<66:TUTSCB>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We present a case of late-onset ulnar tunnel syndrome following a Colles fr acture. The nerve palsy was caused by a vascular branch that stretched over the ulnar head, compressing the nerve and generating friction against the ulnar head when the forearm was rotated. This is the first report of such a pathomechanism.