01172nas a2200289   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001500055653001000070653001100080653002200091653001100113653001200124653001200136653000900148653002300157653002200180653001300202653001600215100001500231245015000246300001100396490000700407050003200414520042200446022001400868       1979                            d  c1979 Jul10aAdolescent10aAdult10aFemale10aFollow-Up Studies10aHumans10aHumerus10aleprosy10aMale10aMuscle Contraction10aMuscular Diseases10aNeuritis10aUlnar nerve1 aOommen P K00aUlnar nerve decompression by medial epicondylectomy of the humerus and a method of assessing muscle power status by totalling the muscle grading.  a336-400 v51  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>This paper advocates the principle of ulnar nerve decompression by medial epicondylectomy of the humerus in leprosy patients presenting with ulnar nerve neuritis and early muscle weakness of ulnar nerve supplied muscles. 16 medial epicondylectomies were done on 14 patients and a follow up showed relief of nerve tenderness and an improvement in the motor power status of the muscles as shown by total grading.</p>  a0024-1024