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Review
. 2015;55(1):17-23.

Syndrome of canal of Guyon - definition, diagnosis, treatment and complication

Paweł Depukat  1 , Ewa Mizia, Marcin Kuniewicz, Tomasz Bonczar, Małgorzata Mazur, Piotr Pełka, Izabela Mróz, Marcin Lipski, Krzysztof Tomaszewski
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  • PMID: 26774628
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Review

Syndrome of canal of Guyon - definition, diagnosis, treatment and complication

Paweł Depukat et al. Folia Med Cracov. 2015.
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Abstract

Syndrome of canal of Guyon is the second after carpal tunnel syndrome, compression syndrome in the wrist. Opposite to median nerve compression, ulnar nerve compression is not very popular. However it impairs functioning of the hand even more than median nerve lesion. Authors deal with definition, possible diagnostic methods, treatment and most frequent complication.

Keywords: Guyon’s canal; ulnar nerve; wrist.

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