Surgical management of Guyon's canal syndrome, an ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist: report of two cases

Surgical management of Guyon's canal syndrome, an ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist: report of two cases

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 tw...

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Main Authors: Paulo Henrique Aguiar, Edson Bor-Seng-Shu, Fernando Gomes-Pinto, Ricardo Jose de Almeida- Leme, Alexandre Bruno R. Freitas, Roberto S. Martins, Edison S. Nakagawa, Antonio J. Tedesco-Marchese
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2001-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
Guyon's canal syndrome
ulnar nerve
anatomy
electromyography
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2001000100022&tlng=en
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1678-4227

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