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The mid-term results of minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome
Abstract
Objectives: We evaluated the mid-term follow-up results of patients who were treated by minimal epicondylectomy and decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome.
Methods: The study included 17 elbows of 15 patients (9 females, 6 males; mean age 45 years; range 35 to 63 years) who underwent minimal medial epicondylectomy and in situ decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome, which was diagnosed through history, physical examination, and electrodiagnostic tests. Before surgery, all the patients received various conservative treatments for at least six months, with no beneficial effect. Thirteen patients had unilateral, two patients had bilateral involvement, with 11 elbows on the dominant side. The mean duration of symptoms was 14 months (range 8 to 36 months). Preoperative grading of nerve compression according to the McGowan system was as follows: three patients (20%) grade I, 11 patients (73.3%) grade II, and one patient (6.7%) grade III. The results of surgical treatment was evaluated according to the Wilson-Krout criteria. The mean follow-up was 32 months (range 25 to 64 months).
Results: Symptomatic improvement was achieved in all the patients. The results were excellent in 11 elbows (64.7%), good in five elbows (29.4%), and fair in one elbow (5.9%). None of the patients developed ulnar nerve palsy or subluxation, medial elbow instability, or weakness of the flexor-pronator origin. Pain and tenderness detected at the osteotomy site in four elbows disappeared after a mean of three months.
Conclusion: Minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression was found to be a safe and effective method with a low complication rate in the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome.
Methods: The study included 17 elbows of 15 patients (9 females, 6 males; mean age 45 years; range 35 to 63 years) who underwent minimal medial epicondylectomy and in situ decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome, which was diagnosed through history, physical examination, and electrodiagnostic tests. Before surgery, all the patients received various conservative treatments for at least six months, with no beneficial effect. Thirteen patients had unilateral, two patients had bilateral involvement, with 11 elbows on the dominant side. The mean duration of symptoms was 14 months (range 8 to 36 months). Preoperative grading of nerve compression according to the McGowan system was as follows: three patients (20%) grade I, 11 patients (73.3%) grade II, and one patient (6.7%) grade III. The results of surgical treatment was evaluated according to the Wilson-Krout criteria. The mean follow-up was 32 months (range 25 to 64 months).
Results: Symptomatic improvement was achieved in all the patients. The results were excellent in 11 elbows (64.7%), good in five elbows (29.4%), and fair in one elbow (5.9%). None of the patients developed ulnar nerve palsy or subluxation, medial elbow instability, or weakness of the flexor-pronator origin. Pain and tenderness detected at the osteotomy site in four elbows disappeared after a mean of three months.
Conclusion: Minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression was found to be a safe and effective method with a low complication rate in the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome.
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Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
September 11, 2006
Submission Date
March 7, 2014
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Year 2004 Volume: 38 Number: 5
APA
Erol, B., Tetik, C., & Sirin, E. (2006). The mid-term results of minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 38(5), 330-336. https://izlik.org/JA87CS57SK
AMA
1.Erol B, Tetik C, Sirin E. The mid-term results of minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38(5):330-336. https://izlik.org/JA87CS57SK
Chicago
Erol, Bulent, Cihangir Tetik, and Evrim Sirin. 2006. “The Mid-Term Results of Minimal Medial Epicondylectomy and Decompression for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 (5): 330-36. https://izlik.org/JA87CS57SK.
EndNote
Erol B, Tetik C, Sirin E (September 1, 2006) The mid-term results of minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38 5 330–336.
IEEE
[1]B. Erol, C. Tetik, and E. Sirin, “The mid-term results of minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 5, pp. 330–336, Sept. 2006, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA87CS57SK
ISNAD
Erol, Bulent - Tetik, Cihangir - Sirin, Evrim. “The Mid-Term Results of Minimal Medial Epicondylectomy and Decompression for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 38/5 (September 1, 2006): 330-336. https://izlik.org/JA87CS57SK.
JAMA
1.Erol B, Tetik C, Sirin E. The mid-term results of minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;38:330–336.
MLA
Erol, Bulent, et al. “The Mid-Term Results of Minimal Medial Epicondylectomy and Decompression for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 38, no. 5, Sept. 2006, pp. 330-6, https://izlik.org/JA87CS57SK.
Vancouver
1.Bulent Erol, Cihangir Tetik, Evrim Sirin. The mid-term results of minimal medial epicondylectomy and decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2006 Sep. 1;38(5):330-6. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA87CS57SK