Surgical management of Guyon's canal syndrome, an ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist: report of two cases
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
; 59(1): 106-111, Mar. 2001. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Guyon's canal syndrome, an ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist, is a well-recognized entity. The most common causes that involve the ulnar nerve at the wrist are compression from a ganglion, occupational traumatic neuritis, a musculotendinous arch and disease of the ulnar artery. We describe two cases of Guyon's canal syndrome and discuss the anatomy, aetiology, clinical features, anatomical classification, diagnostic criteria and treatment. It is emphasized that the knowledge of both the surgical technique and anatomy is very important for a satisfactory surgical result:
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Asunto principal:
Nervio Cubital
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Muñeca
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Síndromes de Compresión del Nervio Cubital
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Descompresión Quirúrgica
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Arq. neuropsiquiatr
Asunto de la revista:
NEUROLOGIA
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PSIQUIATRIA
Año:
2001
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Article