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ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Ultrasonograhic Identification of the Entrapment of a Transligamentous Sensory Branch of the Ulnar Nerve.

Wei-Ting Wu, Ke-Vin Chang, Levent Özçakar

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Wei-Ting WuDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Community and Geriatric Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei 108206, Taiwan.
Ke-Vin ChangDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Community and Geriatric Research Center, National Taiwan University Hospital, Bei-Hu Branch, Taipei 108206, Taiwan.
Levent ÖzçakarDepartment of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara 06100, Turkey.

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Ministry of Science and Technology MOST 106-2314-B-002-180-MY3, 109-2314-B-002-114-MY3, 111-2314-B-002-161, NSTC 113-2314-B-002-208-MY2 and NSTC 113-2314-B-002-209-MY2
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Abstract

Anatomical variations of the ulnar nerve at the wrist are uncommon and may lead to diagnostic confusion or iatrogenic injury if unrecognized. We present an ultrasound-based identification of a rare transligamentous ulnar nerve sensory branch entrapment in an elderly male with chronic ulnar-sided hand paresthesia. High-resolution ultrasonography revealed an aberrant sensory branch deviating from the ulnar nerve, piercing the palmar carpal ligament, and coursing superficially rather than entering Guyon's canal. Further assessment demonstrated focal nerve flattening within the ligament with proximal enlargement, consistent with entrapment. This case highlights the value of ultrasound in detecting rare peripheral nerve variants and their entrapments. Therefore, it is also noteworthy to extend the sonographic evaluation beyond conventional entrapment sites at the wrist.

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aberrant nerveligamentparesthesiaultrasoundwrist

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PMCPMC12896528

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