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ulnar nerve

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noun

  1. a nerve situated along the inner side of the arm and passing close to the surface of the skin near the elbow See funny bone

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“The ulnar nerve travels right next to where the ulnar collateral ligament is, the ligament that’s injured when people need Tommy John surgery,” Beyer said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2023

His injury was initially diagnosed as ulnar nerve inflammation.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 18, 2023

LHP Thomas Szapucki was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and placed on the 60-day injured list due to ulnar nerve transposition surgery.

From Fox News • Sep. 18, 2021

He underwent Tommy John surgery in 2010, and he had another operation near the end of the 2016 season to move a troublesome ulnar nerve.

From New York Times • May 3, 2018

Afterwards, when the trunk of the ulnar nerve is affected, pain is felt in the skin of the ulnar side of the hand, where the nerve terminates.

From A Practical Physiology by Blaisdell, Albert F.

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