Operative Treatment of Tardy Ulnar Nerve Palsy.
10.4055/jkoa.2003.38.4.417
- Author:
Seung Hwan HAN
1
;
Kyoo Ho SHIN
;
Eung Shick KANG
;
Soo Bong HAHN
;
Ho Jung KANG
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. qshin@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Ulnar nerve;
Elbow joint;
Tardy ulnar nerve palsy
- MeSH:
Congenital Abnormalities;
Elbow;
Elbow Joint;
Humans;
Neural Conduction;
Retrospective Studies;
Ulnar Nerve*;
Ulnar Neuropathies*
- From:The Journal of the Korean Orthopaedic Association
2003;38(4):417-420
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: To compare postoperative outcomes in tardy ulnar nerve palsy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Between January 1997 and June 2000, 31 patients with the tardy ulnar nerve palsy, who have received operative treatment were divided into a traumatic group and an idiopathic group, and were analyzed with respect to preoperative factors, severity, nerve conduction velocity and postoperative result retrospectively. RESULTS: The traumatic group was composed of 17 cases and the idiopathic group of 14 cases. The average age was 35.7 years in the traumatic group, and 50.6 years in the idiopathic group, and this was statistically different (p=0.001). Other factors were not statistically different between the two groups. The improvement rate, which excluded mild degree patients, was 58.3% (7 in 12 cases) in the traumatic group and 90.9% (10 in 11cases) in the idiopathic group, and this was statistically different (p=0.048, ) and favorable in the idiopathic group. CONCLUSION: In cases of tardy ulnar nerve palsy of the elbow joint, the symptoms and the nerve conduction velocity were statistically no different between the two groups. The postoperative result in the traumatic elbow deformity patients was poorer than that in the idiopathic group.
