title: Self-reported outcome following anterior transposition of ulnar nerve in the elderly.
abstract: Cubital tunnel syndrome is a common entrapment neuropathy of the upper limb. This condition can result in significant sensory disturbances and motor deficits in the distribution of the ulnar nerve. Surgical management of cubital tunnel syndrome is indicated when non-operative measures fail. However, in the elderly population, there may be a tendency to avoid surgery as nerve healing has been found to be poor. In our study, we reviewed the results of anterior transposition of ulnar nerve in patients 60 years of age and older. Our results were based on a self-reported outcome at a minimum of one year after surgery - 94.7% of our surgeries resulted in some improvement in symptoms experienced by the patients while there was an overall satisfaction rate of 83.3%. Based on our results, we recommend ulnar nerve transposition in the management of cubital tunnel syndrome in this group of patients if non-operative measures fail.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Outram Road, Singapore 169608, Singapore. sreedharan.sech@gmail.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sreedharan
authors.forename: A K T
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Yam
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Tay
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020430:Cubital Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014459:Ulnar Nerve / Q000601:surgery*