ArticleScientific reports2016
Postoperative improvement in DASH score, clinical findings, and nerve conduction velocity in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome.
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- The Utility of Ulnar Nerve Cross-Sectional Area in Predicting Patient Outcomes in the Early Postoperative Period.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2026Article
- Short-term symptom aggravation after cubital tunnel decompression: Clinical features and mechanistic insights from a retrospective cohort study.Neurosurgical review · 2026Article
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- Changes in Ultrasound Measurements of the Ulnar Nerve at Different Elbow Joint Positions in Patients with Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Grip Strength Measurement for Outcome Assessment in Common Hand Surgeries.Clinics in orthopedic surgery · 2022Review
- The minimal clinically important difference of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) physical function and upper extremity computer adaptive tests and QuickDASH in the setting of elbow trauma.JSES international · 2021Article
- Cubital tunnel syndrome.EFORT open reviews · 2021Review
- Nerve entrapment around elbow.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2021Article
- Ultrasound: A Useful Tool in the Diagnosis and Localization of Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow.Ochsner journal · 2021Article
- Evaluation of postoperative outcomes in patients following multi-level surgical reconstructions with the use AviveSAGE open medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
We investigated a recovery pattern in subjective and objective measures among 52 patients with cubital tunnel syndrome after anterior subcutaneous transposition of the ulnar nerve. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score (primary outcome), numbness score, grip and pinch strength, Semmes-Weinstein (SW) score, static 2-point discrimination (2PD) score, and motor conduction velocity (MCV) stage were examined preoperatively and 1, 3, 6, 12, and ≥24 months postoperatively. Statistical analyses were conducted to evaluate how each variable improved after surgery. A linear mixed-effects model was used for continuous variables (DASH score, numbness, grip and pinch strength), and a proportional odds model was used for categorical variables (SW and 2PD tests and MCV stages). DASH score significantly improved by 6 months. Significant recovery in numbness and SW test scores occurred at 1 month. Grip and pinch strength, 2PD test scores, and MCV stage improved by 3 months. DASH scores and numbness recovered regardless of age, sex, or disease severity. It was still unclear if both subjective and objective measures improved beyond 1-year postoperatively. These data are helpful for predicting postoperative recovery patterns and tend to be most important for patients prior to surgery.
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