ABSTRACT
A patient presented with a 6-month history of numbness and pain in the left forearm and hand over the ulnar nerve distribution. Radiographs showed a supracondylar process, which was excised. The ulnar nerve had been compressed. The patient was symptom-free two months postoperatively.
Subject(s)
Elbow Joint/physiopathology , Humerus/abnormalities , Nerve Compression Syndromes/surgery , Ulnar Nerve/surgery , Decompression, Surgical/methods , Elbow Joint/diagnostic imaging , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Forearm , Humans , Humerus/diagnostic imaging , Humerus/surgery , Hypesthesia/diagnosis , Hypesthesia/etiology , Nerve Compression Syndromes/diagnostic imaging , Nerve Compression Syndromes/etiology , Pain Measurement , Radiography , Risk Assessment , Treatment Outcome , Ulnar Nerve/diagnostic imaging , Ulnar Nerve/physiopathology , Young AdultABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: The anatomical variations of bones in the hand are common. The existence of exostosis and shortening of metacarpal bones has been described in the literature as part of the hereditary multiple exostosis syndrome but no case has been reported with the co-existence of sesamoid ossicles in the same patient. CASE PRESENTATION: We report a case with co-existence of distal ulnar and radial exostoses, 4th and 5th short metacarpals and sesamoid ossicles in the wrist area. CONCLUSION: This variation may help the interpretation of pain or sensory disorders in the hand and wrist areas.
