"Ulnar Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A major nerve of the upper extremity. In humans, the fibers of the ulnar nerve originate in the lower cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord (usually C7 to T1), travel via the medial cord of the brachial plexus, and supply sensory and motor innervation to parts of the hand and forearm.
| Descriptor ID |
D014459
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.720.050.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Ulnar Nerve- Ulnar Nerve
- Nerve, Ulnar
- Nerves, Ulnar
- Ulnar Nerves
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ulnar Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Using Electrical Stimulation of the Ulnar Nerve Trunk to Predict Postoperative Improvement in Hand Clumsiness in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2023 May 15; 48(10):702-709.
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The red flags of ulnar neuropathy in leprosy. PLoS One. 2021; 16(11):e0259804.
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Reliable Method of Radial and Ulnar Nerve Identification During the Posterior Approach to the Humerus: A Clinical and Cadaveric Correlation Study. J Orthop Trauma. 2020 Aug; 34(8):447-450.
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Anterior submuscular transposition of the ulnar nerve for cubital tunnel syndrome. J Hand Surg Br. 1995 Aug; 20(4):447-53.