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    Cubital tunnel syndrome is a peripheral nerve compression syndrome caused by irritation or injury of the ulnar nerve as it passes through the cubital tunnel in the elbow. It can be caused by repeated leaning on the elbow, bending the elbow for long periods, or abnormal bone growth in the elbow. Early symptoms include pain, numbness, and tingling in the elbow and fingers. Left untreated, it can cause weakness, decreased grip, muscle wasting, and claw-like hand deformity. Diagnosis involves physical exam, imaging, and nerve tests. Treatment options range from non-surgical measures like bracing and exercise to surgical procedures like medial epicondylectomy or ulnar nerve transposition.

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    Cubital tunnel syndrome is a peripheral nerve compression syndrome caused by irritation or injury of the ulnar nerve as it passes through the cubital tunnel in the elbow. It can be caused by repeated leaning on the elbow, bending the elbow for long periods, or abnormal bone growth in the elbow. Early symptoms include pain, numbness, and tingling in the elbow and fingers. Left untreated, it can cause weakness, decreased grip, muscle wasting, and claw-like hand deformity. Diagnosis involves physical exam, imaging, and nerve tests. Treatment options range from non-surgical measures like bracing and exercise to surgical procedures like medial epicondylectomy or ulnar nerve transposition.

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    Cubital tunnel syndrome is a peripheral nerve compression syndrome caused by irritation or injury of the ulnar nerve as it passes through the cubital tunnel in the elbow. It can be caused by repeated leaning on the elbow, bending the elbow for long periods, or abnormal bone growth in the elbow. Early symptoms include pain, numbness, and tingling in the elbow and fingers. Left untreated, it can cause weakness, decreased grip, muscle wasting, and claw-like hand deformity. Diagnosis involves physical exam, imaging, and nerve tests. Treatment options range from non-surgical measures like bracing and exercise to surgical procedures like medial epicondylectomy or ulnar nerve transposition.

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    Cubital tunnel syndrome is a peripheral nerve compression syndrome caused by irritation or injury of the ulnar nerve as it passes through the cubital tunnel in the elbow. It can be caused by repeated leaning on the elbow, bending the elbow for long periods, or abnormal bone growth in the elbow. Early symptoms include pain, numbness, and tingling in the elbow and fingers. Left untreated, it can cause weakness, decreased grip, muscle wasting, and claw-like hand deformity. Diagnosis involves physical exam, imaging, and nerve tests. Treatment options range from non-surgical measures like bracing and exercise to surgical procedures like medial epicondylectomy or ulnar nerve transposition.

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    CUBITAL TUNNEL

    SYNDROME
    DEFINITION
    •PERIPHERAL NERVE
    COMPRESSION SYNDROME
    •IRRITATION OR INJURY OF THE
    ULNAR NERVE IN THE CUBITAL
    TUNNEL IN THE ELBOW
    ANATOMICAL TERMS

    •BRACHIAL PLEXUS
    •CUBITAL TUNNEL
    •ULNAR NERVE
    POSSIBLE CAUSES
    • REPEATEDLY LEAN ON YOUR ELBOW,
    ESPECIALLY ON A HARD SURFACE
    • BEND YOUR ELBOW FOR SUSTAINED PERIODS,
    SUCH AS WHILE TALKING ON A CELL PHONE OR
    SLEEPING WITH YOUR HAND CROOKED UNDER
    YOUR PILLOW
    • SOMETIMES, CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME
    RESULTS FROM ABNORMAL BONE GROWTH IN
    THE ELBOW OR FROM INTENSE PHYSICAL
    EARLY SYMPTOMS

    •PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN THE


    ELBOW
    •TINGLING, ESPECIALLY IN THE
    RING AND LITTLE FINGERS
    MORE SEVERE SYMPTOMS
    •WEAKNESS AFFECTING THE RING AND LITTLE
    FINGERS
    •DECREASED ABILITY TO PINCH THE THUMB AND
    LITTLE FINGER
    •DECREASED OVERALL HAND GRIP
    •MUSCLE WASTING IN THE HAND
    •CLAW-LIKE DEFORMITY OF THE HAND
    ANATOMICAL CORRELATIONS

    •Brachial Plexus
    •Ulnar nerve
    ANATOMICAL CORRELATIONS
    DIAGNOSIS
    •PHYSICAL EXAM (TINEL’S SIGN)
    •POSITIVE ELBOW FLEXION TEST
    •ULTRASOUND
    •MRI, X-RAY, NERVE TEST OR EMG
    TREATMENT/ MEDICAL
    MANAGEMENT
    • NON-SURGICAL
    A. EXERCISE
    B. HOME TREATMENT
    C. BRACING
    D. NSAIDS
    • SURGERY
    A. MEDIAL EPICONDYLECTOMY
    B. ULNAR NERVE TRANSPOSITION
    REPORTERS:

    JESS PELTRA
    KAT HERNANDEZ
    ANDREI SALAZAR
    JC ASILO
    JADE LOBERIANO

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