title: Cubital tunnel syndrome: a comparison of an endoscopic technique with a minimal invasive open technique.
abstract: Both open and endoscopic methods for ulnar nerve decompression have been described. The purpose of this study is to compare the 6-month results of a minimal invasive open technique with an endoscopic technique. We treated 60 patients with unilateral ulnar neuropathy at the elbow, employing both techniques. Six months postoperative we found no differences in treatment effect on pain and disability scores between both groups, but both techniques resulted in an early postoperative relief of symptoms and good patient satisfaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands mireille_bolster@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M A J
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bolster
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: O T
authors.initials: OT
authors.lastname: Zöphel
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: van den Heuvel
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruettermann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020430:Cubital Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures
keywords: Cubital tunnel syndrome; endoscopic; minimal invasive; ulnar nerve decompression