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Docs diagnose 'cell phone elbow'

David Moriarty could be the Tommy John of the wireless set after having surgery to repair what his doctor described as "cell phone elbow."

Every time Moriarty held his cell phone to his ear for more than a minute, his forearm ached and his fingers went numb. Dr. John Fernandez says bending the elbow for extended periods puts pressure on the ulnar nerve and operated on Moriarty last fall to move the nerve and relieve the pressure.

Fernandez says he sees 10 or so new cases of cubital tunnel syndrome (the medical name for cell phone elbow) and one or two are primarily caused by phone use.