What Is Ulnar Nerve Entrapment?
5. Complications of Ulnar Nerve Entrapment
Ulnar nerve entrapment is not a serious condition. However, two serious problems may occur. The first complication is muscle wasting. If ulnar nerve entrapment is left untreated, serious muscle wasting may occur.
The second problem occurs when doctors intervene to decompress the ulnar nerve surgically. Surgery is one of the treatment options if the condition is serious, and if the medical treatment failed to decompress the nerve. The complications of failure of surgical intervention include the formation of a new area of entrapment while decompressing the nerve. Of course, nerve injury is a common complication. For this reason, it is necessary that before surgical intervention, the surgeon makes sure that it is not a double-crush syndrome where the ulnar nerve is compressed at two different locations.
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