Image Based Question – 74565

A patient came with inability to move his 4th and 5th digit, cannot hold a pen and he was not able to hold a piece of paper between his fingers. Which of the following site given below is the probable cause of injury to the nerve in the question?

A. A

B. B

C. C

D. D

Correct Answer » D Explanation

Answer- D. D

• The clinical picture in which patient is not able to move 4thh & 5th digit, cannot hold the pen and not able to hold paper between fingers is typicalty seen in ulnar nerve injury at etbow, which passes posterior to the medial epicondyle (tabeled as ‘D’) of hamerus. Fracture dislocation of the medial epicondyle can lead to ulnar nrvee injury.