Conventional ulnar nerve decompression and transposition adding supercharged end-to-side pronator quadratus motor branch to motor branch of ulnar nerve transfer vs conventional ulnar nerve decompression and transposition alone for the treatment of advanced cubital tunnel syndrome: a comparison study

Third Hospital of Hebei Medical University0 个研究点目标入组 90 人开始时间: 2020年7月4日最近更新: 2022年3月28日

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2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34479189/ (added 17/03/2022)

•1. Age >18 years
•2. Severe cubital tunnel syndrome (Akahori’s Classification grade III, IV, and V)
•3. A history of cubital tunnel syndrome >6 months
•4. Unilateral limb involvement
•5. Atrophy of intrinsic hand muscles innervated by the ulnar nerve, which was defined as a sign of advanced disease, no matter manifestation of grip weakness
•6. A conduction velocity of 40 m/s or greater
•7. No improvement or worse symptoms in mild disease after 3 months of nonsurgical treatments

•1. An additional lesion, such as cervical neuropathy
•2. Thoracic outlet syndrome, or Guyon’s canal syndrome
•3. Deformity or distortion of the cubital tunnel
•4. Associated medical conditions capable of causing a non-compressive neuropathy, such as diabetes mellitus and rheumatism
•5. Revision surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome

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