Surgical Approaches and Their Outcomes in the Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: This review was undertaken in order to provide an updated summary of the current literature on outcomes for various surgical treatments for cubital tunnel syndrome. Methods: Studies reporting outcomes for surgical treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome were collected through the PubMed database. Study structure, number of participants/procedures, mean follow-up times, scoring scales, and outcomes were collected according to the type of surgery: open decompression, endoscopic decompression, minimal incision, subcutaneous transposition, intramuscular transposition, and submuscular transposition. Results: Our findings indicate varying but comparable levels of success among all surgical techniques reviewed. Many different scoring scales were utilized, limiting direc

SUBMITTER: Carlton A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6071516 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature