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== Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | == Clinically Relevant Anatomy<br> == | ||
Cubital tunnel syndrome is an irritation or injury of the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel at the elbow. The ulnar nerve is comprised of nerve roots C8 and T1. 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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Cubital tunnel syndrome is an irritation or injury of the ulnar nerve in the cubital tunnel at the elbow. The ulnar nerve is comprised of nerve roots C8 and T1. 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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- ↑ Husain SN, Kaufmann RA. The diagnosis and treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome. Current Orthopaedic Practice: 2008;19(5):470-474.
