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Motor Nerve Transfer in Ulnar Nerve Decompression and Transposition for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

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June 2022

Motor Nerve Transfer in Ulnar Nerve Decompression and Transposition for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

Vol: 247| Issue: 1| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Ulnar nerve decompression and transposition with versus without supercharged end-to-side motor nerve transfer for advanced cubital tunnel syndrome: a randomized comparison study

J Neurosurg. 2021 Sep 3;136(3): 845-855.

Contributing Authors:
Q Xie X Shao X Song F Wang X Zhang L Wang Z Zhang L Lyu

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Synopsis

Ninety-seven patients undergoing treatment for advanced cubital tunnel syndrome were randomized to receive either ulnar nerve decompression and transposition with supercharged end-to-side motor nerve transfer (n=47) or ulnar nerve decompression and transposition alone (n=50). The primary outcomes of this trial were to assess the predictive factors for poor recovery as well as describing the nerve ...

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