ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021
Ulnar Nerve Dislocation and Subluxation from the Cubital Tunnel Are Common in College Athletes.
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- Hearing and Seeing Nerve/Tendon Snapping: A Systematic Review on Dynamic Ultrasound Examination.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Pooled it
- Is the degree of carrying angle associated with ulnar nerve instability? A cross-sectional study of high school baseball pitchers.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2026Article
- Comparison of ulnar nerve displacement at different shoulder abduction angles in high school baseball players.Journal of medical ultrasonics (2001) · 2026Article
- The role of ulnar nerve hypermobility in the etiology of ulnar nerve neuropathy at the elbow - A retrospective cohort study.Brain & spine · 2026Article
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- Ulnar Nerve Subluxation in the Overhead Athlete: Predicted Loss of Force Following Submuscular Versus Modified Subcutaneous Ulnar Nerve Transposition.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Diagnostic ultrasonography of upper extremity dynamic compressive neuropathies in athletes: A narrative review.International orthopaedics · 2025Review
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- Physical Examination Versus Ultrasonography for Detection of Ulnar Nerve Subluxation in Professional Baseball Pitchers.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2023Article
- Ultrasound in the Differential Diagnosis of Medial Epicondylalgia and Medial Elbow Pain-Imaging Findings and Narrative Literature Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Marked Increase in Anterior Ulnar Nerve Displacement at ≥90° of Elbow Flexion in Healthy Children.JB & JS open accessArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHypermobility of the ulnar nerve from the cubital tunnel reportedly occurs in healthy people without symptoms of ulnar neuropathy. However, the occurrence rate in athletes is unknown. We examined the occurrence rate of ulnar nerve hypermobility using ultrasonography, symptoms, and physical findings in athletes and compared the results of four types of sports.
methodsMedical charts of college athletes competing in baseball, rugby, soccer, and long-distance running between March and November 2018 were retrospectively examined. Dynamic evaluation of the ulnar nerve was performed using ultrasonography and categorized as Types N, S, and D respectively, indicating normal position, subluxation, and dislocation. Subjective and objective findings were evaluated.
resultsThe present study included 246 male athletes (mean age, 19.7 years; 492 elbows) including 46% Type D, 29.8% Type S, and 24.2% Type N. Subjective findings showed pain and dysesthesia in 9% and 4.5% of participants, respectively, whereas objective findings showed Tinel sign in 6%, nerve tension test in 1.3%, Froment's sign in 0.5%, and weakness of strength of opponens digiti minimi muscle in 8% of patients with Types D and S.
conclusionsThere was a high-frequency hypermobility of the ulnar nerve from the cubital tunnel with or without subjective and objective findings in college athletes.
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