title: In situ decompression of the ulnar nerve at the cubital tunnel.
abstract: Cubital tunnel syndrome is a clinical entity that has been described for more than a century. Numerous conservative and surgical treatments have evolved to address this condition, but a consensus has yet to emerge regarding optimal treatment. Evidence suggests a limited but potentially valuable role for in situ decompression of the ulnar nerve at the cubital tunnel. Future research will undoubtedly clarify this role and contribute to the development of a standard treatment protocol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Kernan Hospital, 2200 Kernan Drive, Baltimore, MD 21207, USA.
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Waugh
authors.forename: Dan A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Zlotolow
mesh_terms: D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004550:Elbow / Q000294:innervation / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D017769:Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*