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Severe stabbing pain in side of left hand. think i put pressure on my elbow to cause this, but the intense pain is in the lft. hand on the pinkie side?

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Family practice: You may have injured your ulnar nerve near your elbow. Sometimes just leaning on your constantly can do it. Wear an elbow pad. See your dr , sometimes surgery is performed to transposition it under the muscle.

Dr Ferdowsi and another doctor agreed

Answered 8/1/2016

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