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Two cases of compression of the ulnar nerve by ganglions in the distal ulnar tunnel
are reported. The type of neurologic deficit (motor, sensory, or both) was helpful
in predicting both the zone of nerve compression and the nature of the compressing
lesion.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
November 25,
1987
Received:
September 28,
1987
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*No benefits in any form have been received or will be received from a commercial party related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.
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© 1988 American Society for Surgery of the Hand. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
