title: Neurolysis combined with the application of a silastic envelope for ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow.
abstract: Sixty-six patients with ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow underwent neurolysis and the application of a Silastic envelope in an attempt to prevent postoperative scarring and recurrence of symptoms. All patients were evaluated pre- and postoperatively using a numerical scoring system that included clinical, motor, and sensory evaluation as well as nerve conduction studies. The Silastic material was well tolerated in the 70 cases. The overall 66% score improvement was more closely related to clinical relief (64%) than to improvement in motor conduction velocities (45%). Our 10-year experience indicates that ulnar neurolysis with Silastic envelope interposition is a safe surgical method of treatment for ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004550:Elbow / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009431:Neural Conduction; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012826:Silicone Elastomers; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012826:Silicone Elastomers