Cases of tardy ulnar nerve palsy in tea pickers.

VernacularTitle:茶作業による遅発性尺骨神経麻ひ
Author: Masanori KANEKO ; Tetsuo SUYAMA ; Jun'ichi KUNOKI
Publication Type:Journal Article
From:Journal of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine 1986;35(1):76-79
CountryJapan
Language:Japanese
Abstract: Over the past three years, we have treated 10 patients suffering from delayed ulnar nerve paralysis. Of the patients, five were tea pickers. One tea picker had both elbows affected. With one exception, the cases were diagnosed as degenerative arthropathy. All the patients were of advanced age.
When they first visited our hospital, their chief complaint was numbness in the hand, which was subsequntly confirmed clinically. They did not complain about muscular atrophy of the hand and clawhand deformity.
Surgical operation was performed on the patients, excepting one case. After operation, theyfared well. Subjective symptoms were improved. However, clinical evaluation did not always agree with the degree of satisfaction on the part of the patients.