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Drivers’ Elbow: A Cause of Ulnar Neuropathy

A. ABDEL-SALAM, K. S. EYRES, J Cleary

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Abstract

The ulnar nerve is vulnerable to compression and vibration injury in drivers who have the shoulder abducted and elbow flexed with the arm lying against the lower edge of the window. Three cases of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow are described in vehicle drivers.

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The ulnar nerve is vulnerable to compression and vibration injury in drivers who have the shoulder abducted and elbow flexed with the arm lying against the lower edge of the window. Three cases of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow are described in vehicle drivers.

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The ulnar nerve is vulnerable to compression and vibration injury in drivers who have the shoulder abducted and elbow flexed with the arm lying against the lower edge of the window. Three cases of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow are described in vehicle drivers.

Key concepts: Elbow, Medicine, Ulnar neuropathy, Ulnar nerve, Anatomy, Surgery, Physical medicine and rehabilitation

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