TY - JOUR
T1 - Reoperation for failed decompression of the ulnar nerve in the region of the elbow
AU - Gabel, G. T.
AU - Amadio, P. C.
PY - 1990/1/1
Y1 - 1990/1/1
N2 - Thirty patients who had a revision of a failed decompression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow were followed for a minimum of two years postoperatively. Most of the decompressions were revised by submuscular transposition of the nerve. A satisfactory result was obtained in all but eight patients. At the index procedure, the nerve was found to be compressed at several levels (average, 2.2 levels). For a reoperation to be successful, the ulnar nerve must be examined and all potential levels of compression must be released. An age of more than fifty years, electromyographic evidence of denervation, and previous submuscular transposition were associated with a poor outcome in this series.
AB - Thirty patients who had a revision of a failed decompression of the ulnar nerve at the elbow were followed for a minimum of two years postoperatively. Most of the decompressions were revised by submuscular transposition of the nerve. A satisfactory result was obtained in all but eight patients. At the index procedure, the nerve was found to be compressed at several levels (average, 2.2 levels). For a reoperation to be successful, the ulnar nerve must be examined and all potential levels of compression must be released. An age of more than fifty years, electromyographic evidence of denervation, and previous submuscular transposition were associated with a poor outcome in this series.
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U2 - 10.2106/00004623-199072020-00008
DO - 10.2106/00004623-199072020-00008
M3 - Article
C2 - 2303507
AN - SCOPUS:0025321026
VL - 72
SP - 213
EP - 219
JO - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
JF - Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - American Volume
SN - 0021-9355
IS - 2
ER -