Delayed ulnar neuropathy at the wrist following open carpal tunnel release

Matthew J. Pingree; E. Peter Bosch; Patrick Liu; Benn E. Smith

doi:10.1002/mus.20262

Delayed ulnar neuropathy at the wrist following open carpal tunnel release

Matthew J. Pingree, E. Peter Bosch, Patrick Liu, Benn E. Smith

Neurology

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Abstract

Open carpal tunnel release is a common and successful treatment of median neuropathy at the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome). We report a case of delayed ulnar neuropathy at the wrist with onset 2 months after open carpal tunnel release. Clinical findings, electrophysiological studies, magnetic resonance imaging, and surgical exploration demonstrated ulnar nerve compression at Guyon's canal resulting from translocation of the carpal tunnel contents. To our knowledge, this is an unreported complication of open carpal tunnel release that merits wide appreciation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	394-397
Number of pages	4
Journal	Muscle and Nerve
Volume	31
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.20262
State	Published - Mar 2005

Keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome
Compressive neuropathy
Open carpal tunnel release
Postoperative complications
Ulnar neuropathy at the wrist

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Physiology
Clinical Neurology
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
Physiology (medical)

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