Trial reportJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Intraoperative electrical stimulation promotes the short-term recovery of patients with cubital tunnel syndrome after surgery.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Treatment for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Advancing Peripheral Nerve Regeneration (Nerve SPACE 2025).Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Article
- Geometric and biomechanical perspectives on ulnar nerve compression in cubital tunnel syndrome: pathomechanics and surgical strategies.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Review
- Optimizing Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Surgical Techniques, Biomolecular and Regenerative Strategies-A Narrative Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Autologous Peripheral Blood-Derived Orthobiologics for the Management of Elbow Disorders: A Review of Current Clinical Evidence.Pain and therapy · 2025Review
- Unlocking nerve regeneration: electrical stimulation and bioscaffolds to enhance peripheral nerve regeneration.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2025Review
- Biological Nanotherapeutics Derived From Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells: Mechanisms and Translational Potential in Multisystem Therapies for Regeneration and Oncology.International journal of nanomedicine · 2025Review
- Physical modulation and peripheral nerve regeneration: a literature review.Cell regeneration (London, England) · 2024Review
- The Role of Electrical Stimulation in Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Current Evidence and Future Directions.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2024Review
- Advancements in stimulation therapies for peripheral nerve regeneration.Biomedical materials (Bristol, England) · 2024Review
- Biohacking Nerve Repair: Novel Biomaterials, Local Drug Delivery, Electrical Stimulation, and Allografts to Aid Surgical Repair.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundThis study was designed to investigate whether intraoperative electrical nerve stimulation has effects on the short-term recovery of cubital tunnel syndrome patients after ulnar nerve release.
methodsPatients diagnosed as cubital tunnel syndrome were selected. At the same time, they received conventional surgery treatment. The patients were divided by a randomized digits table into two groups. The control group underwent conventional surgery, and the electrical stimulation (ES) group underwent intraoperative electrical stimulation. All the patients were tested for sensory and motor functions, grip strength, key pinch strength, motor conductivity velocity (MCV), and maximum compound muscle action potential (CMAP) before operation and 1 month and 6 months after operation.
resultsIn patients treated with intraoperative ES, the sensory and motor functions and the strength of muscle were significantly improved after 1-month and 6-month follow-up than the control group. After the follow-up, the patients in the ES group had significantly higher grip strength and key pinch strength than the control group. After the follow-up, the patients in the ES group had significantly higher MCV and CMAP than the control group.
conclusionIntraoperative electrical stimulation of nerve muscle can significantly promote the short-term recovery of nerve and muscle functions after the surgery in cubital tunnel syndrome patients.
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