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Ultrasonographic measurements in cubital tunnel syndrome

Joon Shik Yoon MD,

Joon Shik Yoon MD

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Byung-Jo Kim MD,

Byung-Jo Kim MD

Department of Neurology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Sei Joo Kim MD,

Sei Joo Kim MD

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Jae Min Kim MD,

Corresponding Author

Jae Min Kim MD

[email protected]

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, 665 Bupyeong 6-Dong, Bupyeong-Gu, Incheon, South Korea

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Kyu Hun Sim MD,

Kyu Hun Sim MD

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Suk Joo Hong MD,

Suk Joo Hong MD

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Francis O. Walker MD,

Francis O. Walker MD

Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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Michael S. Cartwright MD,

Michael S. Cartwright MD

Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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Joon Shik Yoon MD,

Joon Shik Yoon MD

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Byung-Jo Kim MD,

Byung-Jo Kim MD

Department of Neurology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Sei Joo Kim MD,

Sei Joo Kim MD

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Jae Min Kim MD,

Corresponding Author

Jae Min Kim MD

[email protected]

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Our Lady of Mercy Hospital, 665 Bupyeong 6-Dong, Bupyeong-Gu, Incheon, South Korea

Kyu Hun Sim MD,

Kyu Hun Sim MD

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Suk Joo Hong MD,

Suk Joo Hong MD

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

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Francis O. Walker MD,

Francis O. Walker MD

Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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Michael S. Cartwright MD,

Michael S. Cartwright MD

Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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First published: 22 August 2007

https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.20864

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Abstract

The cubital tunnel is the most common site of ulnar nerve entrapment. Previous ultrasound studies have demonstrated enlargement of the ulnar nerve in cubital tunnel syndrome but did not report on the cubital tunnel itself. Twenty-two individuals with cubital tunnel syndrome were evaluated with nerve conduction studies and ultrasound. The ultrasound measurement that most strongly correlated with conduction velocity was the ratio of ulnar nerve to cubital tunnel cross-sectional area with the elbow flexed. Measurement of this ratio may improve the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound in cubital tunnel syndrome, although further investigation is needed. Muscle Nerve, 2007

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