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Surgical management of acute claw hand in a competitive baseball player
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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| Notations: | biological and medical sciences sport games |
| Published in: | The Physician and Sportsmedicine |
| Language: | English |
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2017
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| Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1080/00913847.2017.1258954 |
| Volume: | 45 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| Pages: | 191-194 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |