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Clinical and Surgical Results of the Patients Who Underwent Simple Decompression at the Elbow Level Ulnar Nerve Compression

Year 2020, , 701 - 707, 30.11.2020
https://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.797629

Abstract

While carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common entrapment neuropathy in the upper extremity, the second most common entrapment neuropathy is ulnar nerve compression. Ulnar nerve compression mostly occurs at the elbow level and / or the guyon canal. Patients generally present with complaints of pain in the forearm, numbness in the 5th finger and half of the 4th finger, and loss of strength in the intrinsic muscles of the hand. In patients referring with these complaints, provocation tests are used in clinical examination. The most commonly used provocation tests are; Tinel Test and Ulnar Nerve Decompression Tests. The most important helpful diagnostic test is Electromyelography. Conservative and / or surgical treatment is applied in the treatment of the disease. In patients with mild ulnar nerve compression 50-60% success can be achieved with conservative treatment. Surgical treatment is recommended for patients whose symptoms do not decrease despite conservative treatment. As paw hand deformity and permanent deficits may develop due to muscle atrophy in patients with late diagnosis, surgical timing is important. In our study, age, gender, provocation tests, examination findings, electromyelography findings, co-morbid diseases of 12 patients who underwent simple ulnar nerve decompression between 2016-2020 in İnönü University Neurosurgery Clinic have been discussed in the light of the literature and the surgical results have been reported.

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  • Kecik A., Sönmez E.(2005). Elin Periferik sinir lezyonlari. Türk Nörosirürji Dergisi. 15(3), 220-224.
  • Kuschner S. H., Ebramzadeh E., Mitchell S. (2006). Evalution of elbow flexion and linel tests for cubital tunnel syndrome in asymptomatic individuals. Orthopedics, 29(4), 305–308.
  • Karahan A. Y., Arslan S., Özen K. E. (2018). Türk toplumunda median ve ulnar sinirlerin ultrasonografik değerlendirilmesi ve antropometrik ölçümlerle ilişkisi. Aegean J Med Sci. 1, 13-18.
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  • Özçete A. Z., On Y.A. (2010). Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathies. Turk J Phys Med Rehab. 56, 135-140.
  • Richardson J. K., Gren D. F., Jamieson S. C., Valentin F. C. (2001). Gender, body mass and age as risk factors for ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow. Muscle Nerve, 24(4), 551–554.
  • Shah C. M., Calfee R. P., Gelberman R. H., Goldfarb C. A. (2013). Outcomes of rigid night splinting and activity modification in the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. J Hand Surg Am. 38(6), 1125–1130.
  • Spies C. K., Löw S., Langer M. F., Hohendorff B., Müller L. P., Unglaub F. (2017) . Cubital tunnel syndrome: Diagnostics and therapy. Orthopade. 46(8), 717-726.
  • Schuh A., Handschu R., Eibl T., Janka M., Wolfgang., H. (2017). Cubital tunnel syndrome. MMW Fortschr Med. 159(14), 56-60.
  • Şahin M. Ş, Altun S., Kafa B. (2015). Cubital tunnel syndrome and other ulnar nerve compression neuropathies. TOTBİD Dergisi, 14, 555–565.
  • Tang D. T., Barbour J. R., Davidge K. M., Yee A., Mackinnon S. E. (2015). Nerve entrapment: update. Plas Reconstr Surg. 135(1), 199e-215e.

DİRSEK DÜZEYİNDE ULNAR SİNİR SIKIŞMASINDA BASİT DEKOMPRESYON UYGULANAN HASTALARIN KLİNİK VE CERRAHİ SONUÇLARI

Year 2020, , 701 - 707, 30.11.2020
https://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.797629

Abstract

Üst ekstremitede en sık izlenen tuzak nöropati karpal tünel sendromu (KTS) iken ikinci sıklıkta görülen tuzak nöropati ise ulnar sinir sıkışmasıdır. Ulnar sinir sıkışması, en sık dirsek seviyesinde ve/veya guyon kanalında gerçekleşir. Hastalar genellikle ön kolda ağrı, elin 5. parmak ve 4. parmağın yarısında uyuşma ve elin intrensek kaslarında güç kaybı şikayetleri ile başvurmaktadır. Bu şikâyetler ile başvuran hastalarda klinik muayenede provakasyon testlerinden yararlanılır. En sık kullanılan provakasyon testleri; Tinel Testi ve Ulnar Sinir Dekompresyon Testlerdir. En önemli yardımcı tanı testi Elekromyelografidir. Hastalığın tedavisinde konservatif tedavi ve/veya cerrahi tedavi uygulanır. Hafif ulnar sinir basısı olan hastalarda konservatif tedavi ile %50-60 arasında başarı elde edilebilir. Konservatif tedaviye rağmen bulgularda azalma izlenmeyen hastalarda cerrahi tedavi önerilmektedir. Geç tanı almış hastalarda kas atrofilerine bağlı olarak pençe el deformitesi gelişimi ve kalıcı defisit gelişebileceğinden cerrahi zamanlama önem arzetmektedir. Çalışmamızda İnönü Üniversitesi Beyin Cerrahisi Kliniği’nde 2016-2020 tarihleri arasında basit ulnar sinir dekompresyonu yapılan 12 hastanın yaş, cinsiyet, provakasyon testleri, muayene bulguları, elektromyelografi bulguları, ek hastalıkları literatür eşliğinde tartışılmış ve cerrahi sonuçları bildirilmiştir.

References

  • Andrews K., Rowland A., Pranjal A., Ebraheim N. (2018). Cubital tunnel syndrome: Anatomy, clinical presentation, and management. J Orthop. 15(3), 832-836.
  • Buchanan J.P., Chieng O. L., Hubbard S. Z., Law Y. T, Chim H. (2018). Endoscopic versus open ın situ cubital tunnel release: A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of 655 patients. Plast Reconstr Surg. 141(3), 679-684.
  • Bacle G., Marteau E., Freslon M. (2014). Cubital tunnel syndrome: comparative results of a multicenter study of 4 surgical techniques with a mean follow-up of 92 months. Orthop Traumatol Surg Res. 100(4 Suppl), S205–208.
  • Burns P. B., Kim H. M., Gaston R. G. (2014). Predictors of functional outcomes after simple decompression for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: a multicenter study by the SUN study group. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 95(4), 680–685.
  • Claudius D. J., Loukia K. P., Dean G. S. (2017). Cubital tunnel syndrome. Instr Course Lect. 15(66), 91-101.
  • Grandizio L. C., Maschke S., Evans P. J. (2018). The management of persistent and recurrent cubital tunnel Syndrome. J Hand Surg Am. 43(10), 933-940.
  • Karakoyun A., Çalık Y. (2019). Peripheral nerve entrapment in the upper extremity. Aegean J Med Sci . 1, 42-47.
  • Kecik A., Sönmez E.(2005). Elin Periferik sinir lezyonlari. Türk Nörosirürji Dergisi. 15(3), 220-224.
  • Kuschner S. H., Ebramzadeh E., Mitchell S. (2006). Evalution of elbow flexion and linel tests for cubital tunnel syndrome in asymptomatic individuals. Orthopedics, 29(4), 305–308.
  • Karahan A. Y., Arslan S., Özen K. E. (2018). Türk toplumunda median ve ulnar sinirlerin ultrasonografik değerlendirilmesi ve antropometrik ölçümlerle ilişkisi. Aegean J Med Sci. 1, 13-18.
  • Nakashian N. M. , Ireland D., Kane M. P. (2020). Cubital tunnel syndrome: current concepts. Curr Rev Musculoskelet Med. 13(4), 520-524.
  • Özçete A. Z., On Y.A. (2010). Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathies. Turk J Phys Med Rehab. 56, 135-140.
  • Richardson J. K., Gren D. F., Jamieson S. C., Valentin F. C. (2001). Gender, body mass and age as risk factors for ulnar mononeuropathy at the elbow. Muscle Nerve, 24(4), 551–554.
  • Shah C. M., Calfee R. P., Gelberman R. H., Goldfarb C. A. (2013). Outcomes of rigid night splinting and activity modification in the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. J Hand Surg Am. 38(6), 1125–1130.
  • Spies C. K., Löw S., Langer M. F., Hohendorff B., Müller L. P., Unglaub F. (2017) . Cubital tunnel syndrome: Diagnostics and therapy. Orthopade. 46(8), 717-726.
  • Schuh A., Handschu R., Eibl T., Janka M., Wolfgang., H. (2017). Cubital tunnel syndrome. MMW Fortschr Med. 159(14), 56-60.
  • Şahin M. Ş, Altun S., Kafa B. (2015). Cubital tunnel syndrome and other ulnar nerve compression neuropathies. TOTBİD Dergisi, 14, 555–565.
  • Tang D. T., Barbour J. R., Davidge K. M., Yee A., Mackinnon S. E. (2015). Nerve entrapment: update. Plas Reconstr Surg. 135(1), 199e-215e.
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Primary Language Turkish
Subjects Clinical Sciences
Journal Section Araştırma Makalesi
Authors

Ramazan Paşahan 0000-0002-3221-1422

Bora Tetik 0000-0001-7696-7785

Publication Date November 30, 2020
Submission Date September 20, 2020
Acceptance Date September 26, 2020
Published in Issue Year 2020

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APA Paşahan, R., & Tetik, B. (2020). DİRSEK DÜZEYİNDE ULNAR SİNİR SIKIŞMASINDA BASİT DEKOMPRESYON UYGULANAN HASTALARIN KLİNİK VE CERRAHİ SONUÇLARI. İnönü Üniversitesi Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksek Okulu Dergisi, 8(3), 701-707. https://doi.org/10.33715/inonusaglik.797629