Physical examination revealed point tenderness over the distal ulna. To assess the patient’s wrist pain, plain X-rays and ultrasound were obtained for initial investigation. An MRI was subsequently ...

Thrombosis of the ulnar artery can be a cause of significant morbidity. Most often a consequence of blunt trauma to the hypothenar eminence of the hand, it may be attributable to one traumatic ...

There was weakness of the ulnar flexor of the wrist and of the distal phalanges of the last 2 digits, marked weakness of adduction and abduction of the digits, weakness of the adductor of the ...

ECU is a long thin muscle located on the ulnar aspect of the forearm. It arises from the lateral epicondyle of the distal humerus and inserts at the fifth metacarpal base (figure 1). The muscle's ...

A forearm vein was used in most cases. Otherwise, the distal saphenous vein was used. Three of the patients were found to have an associated aneurysm of the injured artery (Fig 2). Five patients ...