One significant area of research has been the effectiveness of osteocapsular arthroplasty, particularly when combined with ulnar nerve decompression. A study found that patients undergoing this ...

The chevron is deviated toward the ulnar border of the wrist to avoid damaging the palmar cutaneous branch of the median nerve. Markings for an endoscopic release differ slightly. Mark a 12-mm ...

careful muscle and nerve inspection, (4) excision of necrotic muscle, (5) measurement of tissue pressures after decompression, (6) secondary closure of wounds, and (7) splinting of the hand in a ...

There are many ways to manage both acute and chronic thumb UCL deficiency, and controversy persists as to the best treatment options. This systematic review has demonstrated excellent clinical ...

The vagus nerve, the longest nerve in the body, originates in the brainstem and extends down into the abdomen. It monitors and receives information about the functioning of the heart, lungs ...

Nerve pain refers to painful sensations around the nerves. Various treatment options are available, including anticonvulsants, certain antidepressants, mild opioids, and some topical treatments ...

Optic neuritis (ON) is an inflammation that damages your optic nerve. It can cause vision loss and pain when you move your eyes. As the inflammation goes away, your symptoms usually get better.

The nervous system is the body’s direct communication system. It’s made up of the body’s many nerve cells. These cells work together in a network that sends and receives signals from one ...

wkes.eu The extensor carpi ulnaris (ECU) muscle plays a key role not only in the active movements of wrist extension and ulnar deviation but also in providing stability to the ulnar side of the wrist.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation therapy is a treatment for epilepsy that involves a stimulator (or 'pulse generator') which is connected, inside the body, to the left vagus nerve in the neck. The stimulator ...