Ulnar fracture - Ulna

Ulnar fracture

Affected regions of the Ulnarisrinnen syndrome

The Ulnarisrinnensyndrom is an entrapment of the ulnar nerve at the elbow.
Contents

* 1 ulnar nerve
* 2 causes
* 3 symptoms
* 4 treatments
* 5 Weblinks

Ulnar nerve

The ulnar nerve is located in the elbow. He can even locate by touch easily, since it is relatively unprotected under the skin on contact and a weak electrical pulse in the hand sent, which is manifested by tingling. Thus, this region is also in light bumping very sensitive to pain, what it the name funny bone Given.
Causes

As the nerve is exposed, the more easily prone to injury or strangulation. By frequently repeated movements or continuous exposure, it can happen that the nerve is stimulated to such an extent that he is permanently trapped between the tissues.
Symptoms

The entrapment makes itself by numbness in his little finger, the outer side of the ring finger and the adjacent palm area of ​​the arm felt. Consequence can be a muscle in that hand. If after some time this muscle that is necessary for the spreading of the fingers, completely paralyzed and transmits the nerve signals, no more, this leads to a partial loss of movement of the hands. Above all, it is impossible to stretch out a then the finger of the complete (or claw-claw hand).
Treatment options

A diagnosis, a neurologist for the most part already do because of the symptom description, but clinical studies, such as the measurement of nerve conduction are essential.

The syndrome is still at an early stage, you can try with cushions or splinting the strangulation by a discharge of the elbow to reverse. A physio therapeutic treatment is indicated. Does the syndrome but in some time, passes in an operation no way. In the range of the elbow is removed unimportant tissue, causing the nerve again more freedom of movement is replaced. convert any alternative, except in acute cases is now no longer made method, the nerve from its original path of travel to a different, less stressful path.

Both surgical techniques are primarily designed to stop the further course of the syndrome, which is 90% of cases. But the chances of recovery of the nerve are good. The acute symptoms, such as for example an unpleasant tingling in the hand can be decreased rapidly, severe sensory limitations can disappear depending on the seriousness of strangulation after a year, and one can proceed as a rule of thumb assumes that the nerve regenerated in a month by 3-4 cm.