Abstract
The cubital tunnel is the most common site of ulnar nerve entrapment. Previous ultrasound studies have demonstrated enlargement of the ulnar nerve in cubital tunnel syndrome but did not report on the cubital tunnel itself. Twenty-two individuals with cubital tunnel syndrome were evaluated with nerve conduction studies and ultrasound. The ultrasound measurement that most strongly correlated with conduction velocity was the ratio of ulnar nerve to cubital tunnel cross-sectional area with the elbow flexed. Measurement of this ratio may improve the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in cubital tunnel syndrome, although further investigation is needed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 853-855 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Muscle and Nerve |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2007 Dec 1 |
Keywords
- Cubital tunnel
- Elbow
- Ulnar neuropathy
- Ultrasound
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physiology
- Clinical Neurology
- Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
- Physiology (medical)
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Yoon, J. S., Kim, B. J., Sei, J. K., Kim, J. M., Kyu, H. S., Hong, S-J., Walker, F. O., & Cartwright, M. S. (2007). Ultrasonographic measurements in cubital tunnel syndrome. Muscle and Nerve, 36(6), 853-855. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.20864