Ulnar Nerve Decompression at the Cubital Tunnel
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- section ii
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
- Vol. 274 (274) , 231???237-7
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00003086-199201000-00023
Abstract
A limited surgical decompression of the ulnar nerve within the cubital tunnel by incision of the arcuate ligament was effective in relieving pain and dysesthesia in 22 of 27 patients. No patient had any apparent muscle weakness or atrophy preoperatively. Twenty-five patients had evidence of compression of the ulnar nerve within the cubital tunnel at surgery, as noted by narrowing, hyperemia, or attachment of adhesions to the nerve. Three of four patients who had a subsequent anterior transposition obtained partial relief of symptoms.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: