@entity7769 represents the second most common @entity7577 of the upper limb. For more than four decades there has been a controversy about the best surgical treatment modality for @entity7769 . In this study the results of 28 @entity1 with simple ulnar nerve decompression are presented. Data analyses refers to clinical examination, personal interview, DASH-questionnaire, and electrophysiological measurements, which were assessed pre- and postoperatively. 28 @entity1 (15 females, 13 males) were included in this study. The average age at time of surgery was 47.78 years (31.68-73.10 years). The period from onset of symptoms to surgery ranged from 2 to 24 months (mean 6 months). The mean follow-up was 2.11 years (0.91-4.16 years). Postoperatively there was a significant decrease in DASH score from 52.6 points to 13.3 points (p<0.001). Also the electrophysiological findings improved significantly: motor nerve conduction velocity increased from 36.0 m/s to 44.4 m/s (p=0.008) and the motor nerve action potential reached 5,470 mV compared to 3,665 mV preoperatively (p=0.018). A significant increase of grip strength from 59% (in comparison to the healthy hand) to 80% was observed (p=0.002). @entity158 was indicated by means of a visual analog scale from 0 to 100. Preoperatively the median level of @entity158 was 29 and postoperatively it was 0 (p=0.001). The decrease of the two-point-discrimination of the three ulnar finger nerves was also highly significant (p<0.001) from 11.3 mm to 5.0 mm. Significant postoperative improvement was also observed in the clinical examination concerning @entity2057 (p=0.002), clawing (p=0.008), paresthesia (p=0.004), the sign of Froment (p=0.004), the sign of Hoffmann-Tinel (p=0.021), and clumsiness (p=0.002). Overall nearly 90% of all @entity1 were satisfied with the result of the operation. In 96.4% of all cases, surgery improved the symptoms and in one @entity1 (3.6%) the success was noted as "poor" because the symptoms remained unchanged. In 35.7% the success was graded as "moderate", in 10.7% as "good" and in 50.0% as "very good".

Results after simple decompression of the ulnar nerve in XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity7769 :: ('MESH:D020430', 'Disease') :: ['Cubital tunnel syndrome', 'cubital tunnel syndrome'] @entity7577 :: ('MESH:C536965', 'Disease') :: ['compression neuropathy'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain'] @entity2057 :: ('MESH:D009133', 'Disease') :: ['muscle atrophy']
@entity7769 :: (MESH:D020430,Disease) :: ['cubital tunnel syndrome']
