Supracondylar Process

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Subasi M, Kesemenli C, Necmioglu S et al (2002) Supracondylar process of the humerus. Acta Orthop Belg 68 72-75 Szkudlarek M, Court-Payen M, Strandberg C et al (2001) Power Doppler ultrasonography for assessment of synovitis in the metacarpophalangeal joints of patients with rheumatoid... 

In individuals with a supracondylar process, the median nerve and, in rare instances, the ulnar nerve can be compressed in an osteofibrous tunnel created by a firm fibrous band with a vertical course, commonly referred to as the ligament of... 

Struthers , which joins the anomalous bony process and the medial epicondyle. Clinically, this condition typically affects young sportsmen as a result of intense muscular activity in the elbow and forearm and may start with pain and numbness in the first three fingers and weakness of forearm muscles innervated by the median nerve (Sener et al. 1998). US can demonstrate the relationship of the median nerve with the anomalous bone and ligament. Although not yet reported in the radiological literature, displacement of the nerve by these structures may represent an indicator of entrapment. Therapy includes excision of the ligament of Struthers and ablation of the supracondylar process. The brachial artery can also be compressed by an anomalous insertion of the pronator teres muscle into the supracondylar process (Talha et al. 1987). 

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