In this episode of the Hand Surgery Resource Podcast, Dr. Larry Hurst shares more about Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.

Cubital tunnel syndrome is an upper extremity compression neuropathy represented by entrapment of the ulnar nerve at the level of the elbow. Initially, symptoms include pain in the medial aspect of the elbow and pain and paresthesias in the ring and small fingers. Patients complain of numbness, partiularly in the little finger. As the disease progresses, patients become increasingly clumsy and weak, with eventual constant numbness and atrophy of the unlnar intrinsic muscles of the hand. Cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common compression neuropathy of the upper extremity after carpal tunnel syndrome.

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Flexor Tendon Avulsion - Jersey Finger - Hand SurgeryResource Podcast

In this episode of the Hand Surgery Resource Podcast, Dr. Larry Hurst shares more about Flexor Tendon Avulsion, more popularly known as the Jersey Finger.

This injury is typically caused by an attempted tackle in football or rugby when clothing is grasped. The forcible extension of the digit during active flexion can result in FDP avulsion. This forceful extension occurs as the player who is being tackled runs away from the player attempting to make the tackle so quickly that this player cannot let go.

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In this episode of the Hand Surgery Resource Podcast, Dr. Larry Hurst shares more about Giant Cell Tumor of the Tendon Sheath, more popularly known as Xanthoma.

A giant cell tumor of the tendon sheath (GCTTS) is a slow growing, usually painless benign lesion localized at the extremities. It is the second most common benign tumor of the hand after ganglion cyst.

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