Atypical compression of the deep branch of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal by a ganglion - Case report

Citation
N. Shu et al., Atypical compression of the deep branch of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal by a ganglion - Case report, SC J PLAST, 34(2), 2000, pp. 181-183
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY AND HAND SURGERY
ISSN journal
02844311 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
181 - 183
Database
ISI
SICI code
0284-4311(200006)34:2<181:ACOTDB>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A 61-year-old woman with an ulnar claw-finger deformity but no sensory loss had a cystic lesion excised from Guyon's canal. The ganglion was in zone 1 of the canal, which is associated with both motor and sensory deficit, but on this occasion it caused motor dysfunction alone.