A rare case of ulnar nerve calcification in a patient without Hansen’s disease
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https://doi.org/10.18203/issn.2455-4510.IntJResOrthop20223459Keywords:
Ulnar nerve, Hansen’s disease, Calcification, IdiopathicAbstract
Ulnar nerve calcification is rarely seen without association with Hansen’s disease. Ulnar nerve arises from brachial plexus within the axilla and is a major peripheral nerve of the upper limb. Its root value is C8-T1. It is one of the superficial nerves and is the most commonly affected nerve in leprosy. Our patient 52 years old female, came to Dr. D. Y. Patil hospital, Nerul casualty with a history of fall in bathroom and complaining of pain in right elbow with no neurological deficit. The radiological investigations confirmed a severely comminuted intra-articular humeral condylar fracture of the right side with a linear calcification seen in soft tissues near the ulnar nerve. It is an idiopathic ulnar nerve calcification of the right side. Hence, ulnar nerve calcification can also be seen in patients without Hansen’s disease.
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