Surgical management of acute claw hand in a competitive baseball player

(Operative Behandlung einer akuten Klauenhand bei einem Baseballspieler)

We describe an unusual case of acute ulnar neuropathy with a flexible claw hand deformity in a baseball pitcher. Treatment involved ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow with subsequent recurrence of symptoms upon return to pitching. Definitive treatment included a wide secondary release of tethered locations resulting in return of function. At final follow-up the patient has returned to unrestricted baseball throwing activities.
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Notationen:Biowissenschaften und Sportmedizin Spielsportarten
Veröffentlicht in:The Physician and Sportsmedicine
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Online-Zugang:http://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2017.1258954
Jahrgang:45
Heft:2
Seiten:191-194
Dokumentenarten:Artikel
Level:hoch