Is ulnar neuritis serious

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In recent days, I always feel some numbness in my fingers, especially uncomfortable. Yesterday, I went to the hospital for some examinations. The doctor said that I had ulnar neuritis. Now I'll introduce some relevant knowledge to you.

Is ulnar neuritis serious

First, the early symptoms of ulnar neuritis are mainly skin numbness in the area of ulnar nerve innervation. If it continues to aggravate, there will be finger bending deformity. The ulnar numbness of little finger and ring finger is caused by typical ulnar nerve disease, which has nothing to do with cervical spondylosis.

Second, the causes of ulnar neuritis are mostly related to elbow fracture and its sequelae deformity or bone dysplasia, such as cubitus valgus deformity after humeral lateral condyle fracture, poor reduction or scar hyperplasia after medial epicondyle fracture, and ossifying myositis of elbow joint, which can cause ulnar nerve injury by pulling or pressing.

Third, neuritis caused ulnar nerve paralysis symptoms, onset slowly, began to appear hand ulnar side numbness, pain, longer course of disease can feel complete loss; by ulnar nerve innervation muscle strength weakened, late claw shaped hand deformity, thenar muscle and interosseous muscle atrophy.

matters needing attention

In our daily life, we can't ignore ulnar neuritis. Once ulnar nerve paralysis occurs, we should operate as soon as possible. The earlier the treatment, the better the effect. Anterior transposition of ulnar nerve and neurolysis were performed.