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To the Editor: . . . Beware of a patient with obvious carpal tunnel syndrome who has any symptoms in the little finger or ulnar half of the ring finger: ulnar-nerve testing by electromyography or testing of nerve-conduction velocity seems of little value for this portion of the ulnar nerve, and in obvious clinical cases of ulnar-nerve compression, the result is reported as normal more frequently than not. The mere presence of such symptoms is justification enough to release Guyon's canal at the time of carpal tunnel release. In addition to compression of the ulnar nerve in Guyon's canal by . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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