Repair of the motor branch of the ulnar nerve using a dorsal approach: case report.

Watkins, Bruce; Anderson, Eric R; Hitchcock, Thomas F; Schneider, Jody; Taylor, Steven D · J Hand Surg Am · 2011

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

We present the case of a young woman who sustained a stab injury to the left palm with a kitchen knife that entered the thenar eminence and exited dorsally between the index and middle metacarpals. We repaired the injured motor branch of the ulnar nerve using a dorsal approach and a proximal osteotomy of the index metacarpal.

Medical subject headings

Anatomy