Commentary on "Compressive Neuropathy of the Ulnar Nerve: A Perspective on History and Current Controversies" (Commentary)

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Bindra, Randip R
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As Eberlin et al1 points out, the treatment of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow has undergone an evolution with better understanding of underlying pathological factors. Initial efforts focused on methods to lengthen the nerve by deepening the groove in the humerus or transpose it anteriorly with the belief that the condition was a traumatic neuropathy—then called the “tardy ulnar palsy.” Osborne2 in 1957 was the first to demonstrate resolution of symptoms by releasing an arcuate fibrous band between the 2 heads of the flexor carpi ulnaris. The condition was subsequently renamed cubital tunnel syndrome to reflect its similarity to carpal tunnel syndrome—a compressive neuropathy.

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The Journal of Hand Surgery

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42

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6

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Clinical sciences

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Cubital Tunnel

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Bindra, RR, Commentary on "Compressive Neuropathy of the Ulnar Nerve: A Perspective on History and Current Controversies", The Journal of Hand Surgery, 2017, 42 (6), pp. 470-470

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