Muscular atrophy in severe cases of cubital tunnel syndrome: prognostic factors and outcome after surgical treatment

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• 作者：Markus Bruder ; Stephan Dützmann ; Nourdin Rekkab ; Johanna Quick…
• 关键词：Atrophy ; Cubital tunnel syndrome ; Denervation ; Neuropathie ; Nervus ulnaris
• 刊名：Acta Neurochirurgica
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：159
• 期：3
• 页码：537-542
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• 刊物主题：Neurosurgery; Interventional Radiology; Neuroradiology; Neurology; Surgical Orthopedics; Minimally Invasive Surgery;
• 出版者：Springer Vienna
• ISSN：0942-0940
• 卷排序：159

文摘

BackgroundCubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS) is a frequent neuropathy, leading to sensor-motoric dysfunction. Many patients even present with muscular atrophy as a sign for severe and long-lasting nerve impairment, usually suggesting unfavourable outcome. We analysed if those patients benefit from surgical treatment on a long-term basis.