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. 1992 Dec;181(Pt 3):513–516.

An unusual ulnar nerve-median nerve communicating branch.

M M Hoogbergen 1, J M Kauer 1
PMCID: PMC1259706  PMID: 1304591

Abstract

Branching of the ulnar nerve distal to the origin of the dorsal cutaneous branch was investigated in 25 hands in one of which an anatomical variation was observed. This finding may be of importance in the evaluation of certain entrapment phenomena of the ulnar nerve or unexplained sensory loss after trauma or surgical intervention in that particular area.

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