Endoscopic Cubital Tunnel Release in Leprosy Neuritis of the Ulnar Nerve.
| Autor: | Leite JAD; Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Sampaio ACD; Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Leite CMGDS; Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Leite JGDS; Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Sampaio MV; Departamento de Cirurgia, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil., Lima DA; Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA), Mossoró, RN, Brasil. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Revista brasileira de ortopedia [Rev Bras Ortop (Sao Paulo)] 2022 Feb 15; Vol. 58 (1), pp. 114-120. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Feb 15 (Print Publication: 2023). |
| DOI: | 10.1055/s-0042-1742623 |
| Abstrakt: | Objectives To better characterize the role of endoscopic cubital tunnel release in leprosy neuritis and determine whether there is an improvement in pain, sensitivity, and strength with the use of this minimally invasive technique. Methods A total of 44 endoscopic procedures for ulnar nerve decompression at the elbow were performed in patients who were previously diagnosed with leprosy neuritis. The inclusion criteria were surgical indication for ulnar nerve release and clinical treatment failure for 4 weeks in patients with cubital tunnel syndrome who had their ulnar nerve function, whether motor or sensitive, deteriorated progressively despite the treatment with prednisone 1 mg/kg/day and physiotherapy. For endoscopic release, the CTS Relief Kit (Linvatec. Largo, FL, USA) and a standard 4mm 30° arthroscope were used. Results The study included 39 patients, 29 (74.4%) males and 10 (25.6%) females. The age of the patients ranged from 12 to 64 years (33 ± 14.97). Five patients underwent bilateral release. The release demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in pain ( p 0.002), in sensitivity ( p < 0.001), and in strength ( p < 0.001). The best results were obtained when ulnar release was performed less than 6 months after surgery indication. None of the procedures were converted from endoscopic to open. No major complications (infection, vascular injury, and nervous injury) were reported. One patient had ulnar nerve subluxation. Conclusion The endoscopic release of the ulnar nerve at the elbow in leprosy neuritis entails true and safe benefits for the patient, such as improvement in pain, sensitivity and strength. Competing Interests: Conflito de Interesses Os autores declaram não haver conflito de interesses. (Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia. This is an open access article published by Thieme under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonDerivative-NonCommercial License, permitting copying and reproduction so long as the original work is given appropriate credit. Contents may not be used for commecial purposes, or adapted, remixed, transformed or built upon. ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ).) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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