Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4069272 | The Journal of Hand Surgery | 2011 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Carpal tunnel syndrome occurs frequently in long-term hemodialysis patients. However, the literature contains few detailed reports of other nerve entrapment syndromes of the upper extremity in these patients. We encountered 4 cases in which cubital tunnel syndrome occurred in long-term hemodialysis patients. In all cases, a hypertrophic synovial mass projecting from the humeroulnar joint compressed the ulnar nerve, and Congo red staining revealed that the mass contained amyloid deposition. Synovial proliferation resulting from amyloid arthropathy of the elbow joint appears to be the primary cause of this disease.
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Authors
Takaaki Shinohara, Masahiro Tatebe, Nobuyuki Okui, Michiro Yamamoto, Shigeru Kurimoto, Hitoshi Hirata,