An aberrant anatomic variation along the course of the ulnar nerve above the elbow with coexistent cubital tunnel syndrome

We report on a patient with an unusual anatomic variation along the course of ulnar nerve above the elbow who had cubital tunnel syndrome. The variation consisted of a cutaneous neural branch that was originating at a distance of ∼40 mm proximal to the medial epicondyle, and from the radial aspect o...

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Published in:Clinical anatomy (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2006-10, Vol.19 (7), p.661-664
Main Authors: Chow, James C.Y., Papachristos, Athanasios A., Ojeda, Alvaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
anatomic variations
cubital tunnel
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome - pathology
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome - surgery
Elbow - abnormalities
Elbow - surgery
Elbow Joint - abnormalities
Elbow Joint - surgery
Genetic Variation
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Treatment Outcome
ulnar nerve
Ulnar Nerve - abnormalities
Ulnar Nerve - surgery
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Summary:We report on a patient with an unusual anatomic variation along the course of ulnar nerve above the elbow who had cubital tunnel syndrome. The variation consisted of a cutaneous neural branch that was originating at a distance of ∼40 mm proximal to the medial epicondyle, and from the radial aspect of the main trunk of ulnar nerve. The branch had a superficial course and it was passing distally, anterior to the medial epicondyle without penetrating the fascia of the flexor muscles origin. Anterior intramuscular transposition of the ulnar nerve was performed leaving the newly found branch over the fascia between the muscles and the adipose subcutaneous tissue. Clin. Anat. 19:661–664, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:0897-3806
1098-2353
DOI:10.1002/ca.20351