Successful and Complete Recovery of the Ulnar Nerve After Eight Years of Chronic Injury Through Local Steroid Injections: A Case Report

We present a case of a 33-year-old female with a chronic loss of the ulnar nerve function for 8  years after traumatic laceration. After that, she regained the functions of ulnar nerve after nerve stimulation by peri-ulnar nerve injection of methylprednisolone and lidocaine. The theory behind using steroids is related to the fact that the immune system could induce a secondary injury that int erferes with the recovery. Many studies have shown effectiveness in using steroids alone or when combined with other substances on nerve regeneration in animal models. We believe that this is the first report of nerve recovery using local steroidal injections after a traumatic injury.
Source: Pain and Therapy - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research