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He said, “Something is jumping in my elbow”: The cause of numbness in his hand identified

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Salih Kaymakçı sought treatment after worsening pain in his left arm and numbness in his hand, which he had initially attributed to arthritis.
  • Doctors found that his ulnar nerve moved out of position during elbow movement and sustained repeated trauma.
  • He recovered after surgery and rehabilitation led by Prof. Sena Tolu and Associate Prof. Kadir Uzel.

Salih Kaymakçı had been saying that “something was jumping in my elbow.” The 47-year-old initially attributed the pain that began in his left arm to arthritis, but his complaints gradually worsened.

He eventually went to hospital for evaluation. Doctors determined that the ulnar nerve in his elbow shifted during movement, exposing it to repeated trauma. The condition explained the numbness in his hand.

Prof. Sena Tolu and Associate Prof. Kadir Uzel jointly led the treatment process. Kaymakçı regained his health after undergoing surgery followed by rehabilitation.

Something is jumping in my elbow.

· Salih KaymakçıHe used the phrase to describe the sensation he felt in his elbow before doctors identified the nerve problem.
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