Abstract
A case of an older female patient with paralysis of the anterior interosseous nerve is reported. During exploration an accessory muscle slip running from the coronoid process of the ulna towards the flexor pollicis longus (Gantzer's muscle) was found compressing the nerve.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Decompression, Surgical / methods*
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Electromyography
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Female
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Hand Strength
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Humans
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Median Neuropathy / diagnosis
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Median Neuropathy / surgery*
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Muscle, Skeletal / innervation*
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Muscle, Skeletal / physiopathology
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Nerve Compression Syndromes / diagnosis
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Nerve Compression Syndromes / surgery*
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Paralysis / diagnosis
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Paralysis / surgery
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Recovery of Function
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Risk Assessment
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Severity of Illness Index
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Treatment Outcome