Evaluation of Functional Outcome after Surgery for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
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Evaluation of etiologic findings in patients with surgery of cubital tunnel syndrome
Background: Cubital tunnel syndrome, a neuropathy of ulnar nerve, is the second most common entrapping syndrome in the upper limb surpassing carpal tunnel syndrome. This syndrome arises from a high pressure decompressing the nerve for a long time. Patients with cubital tunnel syndrome show numbness in the ring and small fingers. The aim of this study was to evaluate the etiology of cubital tunn...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emergency Medicine: Open Access
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2165-7548
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7548.1000104