title: [Idiopathic ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow: report of 20 cases].
abstract: We report a retrospective study of 20 patients treated for idiopathic cubital tunnel syndrome in a period of 10 years (2002-2011). The average age was 46 years. A profession at risk was present in the majority of cases. The treatment was surgical in all the cases. The indication for surgery was related to the importance of sensory-motor deficit, the long duration of symptoms, and the failure of conservative treatment. Two surgical techniques were used in this work: isolated neurolysis and neurolysis with anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve. There were no complications or recurrence of symptoms. After a mean follow-up of 12 months, our results evaluated thanks to the classification of Bishop were considered as excellent or good in 85% of cases and fair in 15% of cases. Prognosis factors were advanced age (more than 60 years), severity of the disease, and duration of symptoms (more than one year). The management of this affection must go through a better knowledge of the disease, for early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, only guarantees for a good result.
authors.affiliation: Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Fattouma Bourguiba University hospital, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia. medallagui@yahoo.fr
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Allagui
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Hamdi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fekih
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koubaa
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aloui
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D020430:Cubital Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D055815:Young Adult