An elderly lady presents with problems performing simple tasks such as buttoning blouses or holding the phone. She has wasting of the small muscles of the hand and partial clawing of the little and ring fingers. Which nerve is likely to be damaged?
1.Axillary nerve
2.Median nerve
3.Radial nerve
4.C6
5.Ulnar nerve
Solution:
The ulnar nerve passes through the wrist in the ulnar canal, also known as Guyons canal. This is the most common site of a lesion compressing the ulnar nerve. Compression is often the result of a ganglion or swelling after a fracture.
An elderly lady presents with problems performing simple tasks such as buttoning blouses or holding the phone. She has wasting of the small muscles of the hand and partial clawing of the little and ring fingers. Which nerve is likely to be damaged?