ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2023
Beyond the Cubital Tunnel: Use of Adjunctive Procedures in the Management of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.
Article in Hand (New York, N.Y.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04662320 (Promoting Healing of Nerves Through Electrical Stimulation), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Promoting Healing of Nerves Through Electrical Stimulation
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intraoperative electrical stimulation promotes the short-term recovery of patients with cubital tunnel syndrome after surgery.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Trial
- Geometric and biomechanical perspectives on ulnar nerve compression in cubital tunnel syndrome: pathomechanics and surgical strategies.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- Developing a Consensus-Based Core Set of Outcome Measures for Ulnar Nerve Surgery: A Delphi Study With Focus on the Supercharged End-to-Side Anterior Interosseous Nerve to Ulnar Nerve Transfer.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Clinical evaluation of a novel disposable neurostimulator used to accelerate regeneration of injured peripheral nerves in the hand.Bioelectronic medicine · 2025Article
- Exploring Outcomes and Mediating Factors Following Supercharged End-to-Side Anterior Interosseous Nerve to Ulnar Nerve Transfer: A Scoping Review With Expert Insight.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2024Article
- The Unpredictable Ulnar Nerve-Ulnar Nerve Entrapment from Anatomical, Pathophysiological, and Biopsychosocial Aspects.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Nerve transfers in the forearm: potential use in spastic conditions.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2022Article
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundOur management of cubital tunnel syndrome has expanded to involve multiple adjunctive procedures, including supercharged end-to-side anterior interosseous to ulnar nerve transfer, cross-palm nerve grafts from the median to ulnar nerve, and profundus tenodesis. We also perform intraoperative brief electrical stimulation in patients with severe disease. The aims of this study were to evaluate the impact of adjunctive procedures and electrical stimulation on patient outcomes.
methodsWe performed a retrospective review of 136 patients with cubital tunnel syndrome who underwent operative management from 2013 to 2018. A total of 38 patients underwent adjunctive procedure(s), and 33 received electrical stimulation. A historical cohort of patients who underwent cubital tunnel surgery from 2009 to 2011 (n = 87) was used to evaluate the impact of adjunctive procedures. Study outcomes were postoperative improvements in Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (DASH) questionnaire scores, pinch strength, and patient-reported pain and quality of life.
resultsIn propensity score-matched samples, patients who underwent adjunctive procedures had an 11.3-point greater improvement in DASH scores than their matched controls (
conclusionsPatients who underwent adjunctive procedures experienced greater improvement in postoperative DASH scores than their matched pairs. Additional studies are needed to evaluate the effects of brief electrical stimulation in compression neuropathy.
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