ArticleThe Journal of hand surgery2015
Surgical Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Trends and the Influence of Patient and Surgeon Characteristics.
Article in The Journal of hand surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02788734 (Patient Reported Outcomes Measures), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Patient Reported Outcomes Measures (PROM) in Carpal Tunnel Therapies in Patients With Inherited Neuropathies
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 49 citations in OpenAlex.
- Safety and Outcomes of Different Surgical Techniques for Cubital Tunnel Decompression: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: from diagnosis to rehabilitation.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Review
- Optimal nerve release range and transposition distance in anterior ulnar nerve transposition for cubital tunnel syndrome: an anatomical study.JSES international · 2025Article
- The Canadian Prospective Pragmatic Perilunate Outcomes (C3PO) trial; a protocol.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- The Unpredictable Ulnar Nerve-Ulnar Nerve Entrapment from Anatomical, Pathophysiological, and Biopsychosocial Aspects.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: associations of pre-operative DTI parameters with clinical outcomes after cubital tunnel decompression.European radiology · 2023Article
- Modern Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Evidence and Controversy.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2023Review
- Hydrodissection of an ulnar nerve fascial adhesion in a baseball pitcher.JSES reviews, reports, and techniques · 2023Article
- Diagnosis and treatment of meralgia paresthetica between 2005 and 2018: a national cohort study.Neurosurgical review · 2023Article
- Ultrasound-Assisted Precise In Situ Decompression for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.Orthopaedic surgery · 2021Article
- Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow: From Ultrasound Scanning to Treatment.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Review
- Cubital tunnel syndrome: a surgical modification to in situ decompression to improve results.JSES international · 2020Article
- Impact of Economic Downturn on the Surgical Volumes of Common Hand Procedures.Plastic and reconstructive surgery · 2019Article
- Imaging appearance following surgical decompression of the ulnar nerve.The British journal of radiology · 2019Review
- Trends in the Surgical Treatment for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Survey of Members of the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2018Article
- Patient-Related Risk Factors for Infection Following Ulnar Nerve Release at the Cubital Tunnel: An Analysis of 15,188 Cases.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2018Article
- Comparative Morbidity of Cubital Tunnel Surgeries: A Prospective Cohort Study.The Journal of hand surgery · 2018Article
- Predictors of surgical outcomes after in situ ulnar nerve decompression for cubital tunnel syndrome.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2018Article
- Geographic and Age-Based Variations in Medicare Reimbursement Among ASSH Members.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2016Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine trends in and determinants of the use of different procedures for treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome.
methodsWe performed a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Florida State Ambulatory Surgery Database for 2005 to 2012. We selected all patients who underwent in situ decompression, transposition, or other surgical treatments for cubital tunnel syndrome. We tested trends in the use of these techniques and performed a multivariable analysis to examine associations among patient characteristics, surgeon case volume, and the use of different techniques.
resultsOf the 26,164 patients who underwent surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome, 80% underwent in situ decompression, 16% underwent transposition, and 4% underwent other surgical treatment. Over the study period, there was a statistically significant increase in the use of in situ release and a decrease in the use of transposition. Women and patients treated by surgeons with a higher cubital tunnel surgery case volume underwent in situ release with a statistically higher incidence than other techniques.
conclusionsIn Florida, surgeon practice reflected the widespread adoption of in situ release as the primary treatment for cubital tunnel syndrome, and its relative incidence increased during the study period. Patient demographics and surgeon-level factors influenced procedure selection. TYPE OF STUDY/LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic III.
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