Basketball injuries in a rural area.

This study was conducted to determine the frequency and nature of basketball injuries occurring in a rural setting. More than 6000 patients with sports-related injuries presented to a rural emergency department between June 1, 1988 and June 1, 1994. Of these patients, 1189 (19% of the total) were injured playing basketball.

Ulnar neuropathy caused by an accessory abductor digiti minimi muscle.

Peripheral neuropathies of the ulnar nerve at various locations in the upper extremity are common, but compression of the ulnar nerve at the level of the wrist due to an anomalous muscle is rare, though reported in the literature. Three cases of an abnormal abductor digiti minimi origin were first reported by Wood in 1868, but no mention was made of an associated ulnar neuropathy. To data, there have been 8 reported cases of an anomalous abductor digiti minimi, with sensory or motor abnormalities of the ulnar nerve the most common presentation.