Cubital tunnel syndrome: A comparison of an endoscopic technique with a minimal invasive open technique

M. A. J. Bolster; O. T. Zophel; E. R. van den Heuvel; M. Ruettermann

doi:10.1177/1753193413498547

Cubital tunnel syndrome: A comparison of an endoscopic technique with a minimal invasive open technique

M. A. J. Bolster^*, O. T. Zophel, E. R. van den Heuvel, M. Ruettermann

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Abstract

Both open and endoscopic methods for ulnar nerve decompression have been described. The purpose of this study is to compare the 6-month results of a minimal invasive open technique with an endoscopic technique. We treated 60 patients with unilateral ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, employing both techniques. Six months postoperative we found no differences in treatment effect on pain and disability scores between both groups, but both techniques resulted in an early postoperative relief of symptoms and good patient satisfaction.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	621-625
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Hand Surgery (European volume)
Volume	39
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1753193413498547
Publication status	Published - Jul-2014

Keywords

Cubital tunnel syndrome
ulnar nerve decompression
endoscopic
minimal invasive
ULNAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT
ELBOW
DECOMPRESSION
RELEASE
TRANSPOSITION
ASSISTANCE
MANAGEMENT

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