ArticleArchives of physical medicine and rehabilitation2014
Predictors of functional outcomes after simple decompression for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: a multicenter study by the SUN study group.
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- Electrodiagnostic Predictors of Outcomes After In Situ Decompression of the Ulnar Nerve.The Journal of hand surgery · 2023Article
- The needle electromyography findings in the neurophysiological classification of ulnar neuropathy at the elbowTurkish journal of medical sciences · 2020Article
- Surgical Treatment of Cubital Tunnel in Pediatric Athletes.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2018Article
- What Is the Impact of Center Variability in a Multicenter International Prospective Observational Study on Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2016Observational
- Surgical Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Trends and the Influence of Patient and Surgeon Characteristics.The Journal of hand surgery · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo identify predictors of surgical outcome for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE).
designProspective cohort followed for 1 year.
settingClinics.
participantsPatients diagnosed with UNE (N=55).
interventionAll subjects had simple decompression surgery.
main outcome measuresThe primary outcome measure was patient-reported outcomes, such as overall hand function through the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire (MHQ). Predictors included age, duration of symptoms, disease severity, and motor conduction velocity across the elbow.
resultsMultiple regression models with change in the overall MHQ score as the dependent variable showed that at 3 months postoperative time, patients with <3 months duration of symptoms showed 12 points (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.9-23.5) greater improvement in MHQ scores than those with ≥3 months symptom duration. Less than 3 months of symptoms was again associated with 13 points (95% CI, 2.9-24) greater improvement in MHQ scores at 6 months postoperative, but it was no longer associated with better outcomes at 12 months. A worse baseline MHQ score was associated with significant improvement in MHQ scores at 3 months (coefficient, -0.38; 95% CI, -.67 to -.09), and baseline MHQ score was the only significant predictor of 12 month MHQ scores (coefficient, -.40; 95% CI, -.79 to -.01).
conclusionsSubjects with <3 months of symptoms and worse baseline MHQ scores showed significantly greater improvement in functional outcomes as reported by the MHQ. However, duration of symptoms was only predictive at 3 or 6 months because most patients recovered within 3 to 6 months after surgery.
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