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ulnar nerve

NOUN
funny bone
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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

When we hold our phones in front of us with our elbows bent, we compress the ulnar nerve, which runs from the neck to the hand.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2022

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

There was some wasting of the muscles of the left upper extremity, and this was most marked in the muscles supplied by the ulnar nerve.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry