MOTOR regeneration of the median nerve after transection and repair of the median nerve at the wrist occurs in only about 5 per cent of cases. The thumb is incapable of abduction and opposition with ...

The median nerve is one of many peripheral nerves that extend throughout the body. This nerve in particular provides important control of the hand, wrist, and forearm and is commonly associated with ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I’m a homebuilder and have begun experiencing numbness and tingling in my hands. Sometimes I drop things because I can’t get a good grip. A friend suggested I might have carpal ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A healthy 22-year-old right hand-dominant woman sustained an isolated, right lunate dislocation and ulnar ...

RELATIVELY little has been written about spontaneous compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. Nevertheless, this condition is probably much more common than is realized. Undoubtedly, some ...

An accident nearly turned Jason Russo into a drug addict as he tried to blot out the pain in his leg. Robert Jackson had to use powerful narcotics after accidents tore up his back. A balky knee was ...

Not all surgeries for prostate cancer are the same. Depending on the location and size of your prostate tumor, a surgeon may recommend different ways to remove it. In some cases, they also remove ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . One of my observations of nerve injury is that it is rare to encounter the same nerve injury twice. In general, ...