"Ulnar Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans, the fibers of the ulnar nerve originate in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord (usually C7 to T1), travel via the medial cord of the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to parts of the hand and forearm.
| Descriptor ID |
D014459
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.050.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Ulnar Nerve- Ulnar Nerve
- Nerve, Ulnar
- Nerves, Ulnar
- Ulnar Nerves
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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ulnar Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Procedure-Oriented Torsional Anatomy of the Carpal Tunnel. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2018 May/Jun; 42(3):492-495.
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Overexertion-related focal ulnar neuropathy. Muscle Nerve. 2016 06; 53(6):989-91.
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Outcomes of a novel minimalist approach for the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. J Clin Neurosci. 2015 Jun; 22(6):964-8.
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Imaging and anatomic study of the pisiform bone/ulnar nerve relationship-evaluation of the preferred surgical approach for the excision of the pisiform bone. Tech Hand Up Extrem Surg. 2010 Sep; 14(3):150-4.
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Minimalist cubital tunnel treatment. Neurosurgery. 2009 Oct; 65(4 Suppl):A145-9.
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Aberrant course of a communicating branch of the ulnar nerve to the median nerve contributing to hypothenar Hammer syndrome. Ann Plast Surg. 2007 Jun; 58(6):686-7.
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Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow: simple decompression. Neurosurgery. 2004 Nov; 55(5):1150-3.
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Unusual electrophysiological findings in X-linked dominant Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Muscle Nerve. 2000 Feb; 23(2):182-8.
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Electromyographic localization of the palmaris brevis muscle. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 1998 May-Jun; 77(3):243-6.
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Ulnar nerve compression at the wrist secondary to anomalous muscles: a patient with a variant of abductor digiti minimi. Ann Plast Surg. 1997 Dec; 39(6):647-51.