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- Title
Ulnar nerve anteposition with adipofascial flap, an alternative treatment for severe cubital syndrome.
- Authors
Riccio, Michele; Gravina, Pasquale; Pangrazi, Pier Paolo; Cecconato, Valentina; Gigante, Antonio; De Francesco, Francesco
- Abstract
Background: Ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow is the second most common cause of nerve entrapment in the upper limb. Surgical techniques mainly include simple decompression, decompression with anterior transposition and medial epicondylectomy. Methods: We performed decompression with anterior transposition and protected ulnar nerve by adipofascial flap (a random flap with radial based vascularization, harvested through the avascular plane of Scarpa's fascia. We analyzed patients who underwent ulnar nerve ante-position from 2015 to 2022 according to inclusion and exclusion criteria for a total of 57 patients. All patients included were graded on the McGowan's classification Messina criteria and the British Medical Research Council modified by Mackinnon and Dellon. Results: The average McGowan's score was 2.4 (± 0.6), Messina's criteria 91.2% indicated a satisfactory or excellent result, sensibility at 6 months was 98.5% S3 or more. A preferential technique has not yet been defined. Conclusions: The adipofascial flap offers numerous advantages in providing a pliable, vascular fat envelope, which mimics the natural fatty environment of peripheral nerves and creates favorable micro-environmental conditions to contribute to neural regeneration via axon outgrowth.
- Subjects
ULNAR nerve; CUBITAL tunnel syndrome; SCIATIC nerve injuries; PERIPHERAL nervous system; ENTRAPMENT neuropathies
- Publication
BMC Surgery, 2023, Vol 23, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1471-2482
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12893-023-02173-6