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== Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> ==
== Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> ==


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The cubital tunnel is located at the medial aspect of the elbow. The ulnar nerve can become compressed withiin the cubital tunnel at multiple levels including: the arcade of Struthers, the medial intermuscular septum, the medial epicondyle, Osborn'w ligament at teh cubital tunnel and the flexor-pronator aponeurosis.<ref name="Husain">Husain SN, Kaufmann RA. The diagnosis and treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. Current Orthopaedic Practice: 2008;19(5):470-474.</ref><br>


== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br>  ==
== Mechanism of Injury / Pathological Process<br>  ==

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Clinically Relevant Anatomy
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The cubital tunnel is located at the medial aspect of the elbow. The ulnar nerve can become compressed withiin the cubital tunnel at multiple levels including: the arcade of Struthers, the medial intermuscular septum, the medial epicondyle, Osborn'w ligament at teh cubital tunnel and the flexor-pronator aponeurosis.[1]

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  1. Husain SN, Kaufmann RA. The diagnosis and treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. Current Orthopaedic Practice: 2008;19(5):470-474.