ArticleMusculoskeletal surgery2026
Management of the ulnar nerve using an adipofascial flap in elbow surgery.
Article in Musculoskeletal surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
1 citing paper in PubMed.
- Personalized Adipofascial Flap: A Game-Changer for Post-Traumatic Ulnar Nerve Neuropathy at the Wrist and Elbow.Journal of personalized medicine · 2025Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
5 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
purposeUlnar nerve entrapment is a common condition, with a recurrence rate after surgery reaching up to 25%. In such cases, treatment remains controversial. During elbow surgery, management of the ulnar nerve and performing neurolysis are often the initial steps, even in the absence of clear symptoms. In this study, we assessed the clinical applicability of using an adipofascial flap to cover the nerve during elbow surgery.
methodsA retrospective study of 53 patients with elbow conditions who underwent surgery between December 2020 and December 2023 was performed. All patients received an X-ray of the elbow and electromyography (ENMG). The following scores were recorded: NRS, MEPS, and McGowan, both preoperatively and at the 1-year follow-up.
resultsThe NRS score decreased from 7.9 ± 0.8 (range: 6-9) to 2.8 ± 1.3 (range: 0-7) at the 1-year follow-up. MEPS improved from 70.7 ± 15.9 (range: 20-100) to 96.5 ± 7.2 (range: 70-100), indicating reduced pain and improved elbow function. The McGowan scale showed improvements in 49 out of 53 cases. All patients, except one, were satisfied with the surgery, and no recurrence of ulnar nerve-related pain was observed.
conclusionPreliminary results suggest that covering the ulnar nerve with an adipofascial flap following neurolysis and/or anterior transposition is an effective method for managing ulnar nerve entrapment. It appears to help prevent post-surgical complications and adhesions, which are the main causes of the high recurrence rates reported in the literature.
Indexed as
Identifiers
40742668What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.