ArticleThe Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume2017
The Prevalence of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Cross-Sectional Study in a U.S. Metropolitan Cohort.
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- Serum Biomarkers for Traumatic Peripheral Nerve Injury: A Systematic Review.Muscle & nerve · 2025Pooled it
- Safety and Outcomes of Different Surgical Techniques for Cubital Tunnel Decompression: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.JAMA network open · 2020Pooled it
- Intraoperative electrical stimulation promotes the short-term recovery of patients with cubital tunnel syndrome after surgery.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Trial
- The prevalence of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow and ulnar nerve dislocation in recreational wheelchair marathon athletes.PloS one · 2020Trial
- Management of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome in Split-Hand/Split-Foot Malformation: A Case Report and Review of Ulnar Nerve Dependence in Cleft Hand Prehension.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2026Article
- Supercharged End-to-Side Anterior Interosseous-to-Ulnar Motor Nerve Transfer: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Article
- Incidence and Patient-Level Risk Factors for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Following Cubital Tunnel Surgery.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Article
- Prevalence of and risk factors associated with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow in wheelchair-dependent individuals with paraplegia.Spinal cord · 2026Article
- From deficit to recovery: postoperative neurological improvements in patients with severe cubital tunnel syndrome.Brain & spine · 2026Article
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- Body mass index and the risk of ulnar nerve entrapment in individuals without diabetes-a longitudinal cohort study from Sweden.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Article
- Evaluation of sonographic ulnar nerve cross-sectional area cutoff values at and around the medial epicondyle for diagnosing ulnar neuropathy at the elbow in wheelchair users.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Observational
- Direct Economic Burden of Cubital Tunnel Surgery in the United States: Total Payments and Components of Cost.The Journal of hand surgery · 2025Article
- Computer Use and Compressive Neuropathies of the Upper Limbs: A Hidden Risk?Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Efficacy of Manual Therapy and Electrophysical Modalities for Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Interventional Trial.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Real Versus Sham-Based Neurodynamic Techniques in the Treatment of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Ulnar nerve double crush by entrapment of a peri-cubital tunnel ganglion cyst and cubital tunnel: a case report.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided needle knife for releasing Osborne's ligament: an anatomical study.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- A Systematic Review of Retrospective Evidence on Patient and Surgical Factors in Recurrent Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough cubital tunnel syndrome is the second most common peripheral mononeuropathy (after carpal tunnel syndrome) encountered in clinical practice, its prevalence in the population is unknown. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of cubital tunnel syndrome in the general population.
methodsWe surveyed a cohort of adult residents of the St. Louis metropolitan area to assess for the severity and localization of hand symptoms using the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire Symptom Severity Scale (BCTQ-SSS) and the Katz hand diagram. We identified subjects who met our case definitions for cubital tunnel syndrome and carpal tunnel syndrome: self-reported hand symptoms associated with a BCTQ-SSS score of >2 and localization of symptoms to the ulnar nerve or median nerve distributions.
resultsOf 1,001 individuals who participated in the cross-sectional survey, 75% were women and 79% of the cohort was white; the mean age (and standard deviation) was 46 ± 15.7 years. Using a more sensitive case definition (lax criteria), we identified 59 subjects (5.9%) with cubital tunnel syndrome and 68 subjects (6.8%) with carpal tunnel syndrome. Using a more specific case definition (strict criteria), we identified 18 subjects (1.8%) with cubital tunnel syndrome and 27 subjects (2.7%) with carpal tunnel syndrome.
conclusionsThe prevalence of cubital tunnel syndrome in the general population may be higher than that reported previously. When compared with previous estimates of disease burden, the active surveillance technique used in this study may account for the higher reported prevalence. This finding suggests that a proportion of symptomatic subjects may not self-identify and may not seek medical treatment. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: This baseline estimate of prevalence for cubital tunnel syndrome provides a valuable reference for future diagnostic and prognostic study research and for the development of clinical practice guidelines.
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