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Abstract

Cubital tunnel syndrome is often accompanied by paresthesia in ulnar nerve sites and hand muscle atrophy. When muscle weakness occurs, or after failure of more conservative treatments, anterior transposition is used. In the present study, the ulnar nerve and its blood vessels were examined in the elbows of 18 adult cadavers, and the external diameter of the nutrient vessels of the ulnar nerve at the point of origin, the distances between the origin of the vessels and the medial epicondyle of the humerus, and the length of the vessels accompanying the ulnar nerve in the superior ulnar collateral artery, the inferior ulnar collateral artery, and the posterior ulnar recurrent artery were measured. Anterior transposition of the vascularized ulnar nerve was performed to treat cubital tunnel syndrome. The most appropriate distance that the vascularized ulnar nerve can be moved to the subcutaneous tissue under tension-free conditions was 1.8 ± 0.6 cm (1.1-2.5 cm), which can be used as a reference value during the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome with anterior transposition of the vascularized ulnar nerve.

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Title
Applied anatomical study of the vascularized ulnar nerve and its blood supply for cubital tunnel syndrome at the elbow region
Author
Mei-xiu-li, Li 1 ; He, Qiong 1 ; Zhong-lin, Hu 2 ; Sheng-hua, Chen 1 ; Yun-cheng, Lv 1 ; Zheng-hai, Liu 1 ; Wen, Yong 1 ; Tian-hong, Peng 1 

 Laboratory of Clinical Anatomy, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan Province 
 Department of Radiology, Chen-xi Hospital, Huaihua, Hunan Province 
Pages
141-145
Publication year
2015
Publication date
Jan 2015
Publisher
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd.
ISSN
16735374
e-ISSN
18767958
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2382733490
Copyright
© 2015. This article is published under (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.