Study Shows Transposition Surgery Trending Better Than Decompression for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
A study on cubital tunnel surgery published in October 2008 has some interesting results: 1. Transposition is better than decompression 2. Subcutaneous = submuscular The report is called “Simple Decompression Versus Anterior Subcutaneous and Submuscular Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis” written by Sheina A. Macadam, MD and others. The study analyzed ten other studies involving a total of 449 simple decompressions, 342 subcutaneous transpositions, and 115 submuscular transpositions. The report indicates a need for additional studies that use reproducible pre- and post-operative measures to produce a more definitive conclusion on which types of surgery are best for cubital tunnel syndrome. Discuss this article in our forums Related posts:
Odds of improvement with simple decompression versus anterior transposition were 0.751. This indicates a trend toward an improved clinical outcome with transposition of the ulnar nerve as opposed to simple decompression. In other words, transposition surgery has a slightly better success rate than decompression.
The type of transposition technique (subcutaneous or submuscular) did not render a statistically significant result. In other words, subcutaneous transposition surgery
has about the same success rate as submuscular transposition.
