[Results of surgical treatment for cubital tunnel syndrome]

The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of surgical treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome (CTS) and asses the efficiency of surgical techniques implemented in our Department. Fifty-one patients with CTS were treated with 3 different surgical techniques: submuscular transposition, anterior transposition, and ulnar nerve decompression (UND). Thirty-one patients were evaluated post-op: 4 patients after ST, 21 patients after AT and 7 after UND. UND relieves the pain, but numbness, paresthaesia, and decreased muscle power were observed post-op. Post-op tenderness and hyperaesthesia of the medial epicondyle were noted after AT procedures. A decrease in nerve conduction in EMG studies is probably the best quantitation method of ulnar nerve neuropathies. Our study did not indicate which surgical technique was most effective in the treatment of CTS.