The Diagnostic and Prognostic Role of Ultrasonography in Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Results on a Consecutive Series of 100 Patients
US allows the depiction of morphological modifications because of chronic nerve compression in CubTS, both in the preoperative and postoperative period: precubital and cubital CSAs provide accurate diagnostic information; postcubital CSA could be considered a good predictor of clinical outcome; postoperative cubital CSA seems to provide important information regarding the UN recovery during follow-up.
Authors
- Mariangela Pino
- Elena d’Avella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9978-0718)
- G. Raffa
- Prospero Longo
- Attilio Della Torre
- Francesca Sarti
- Domenico La Torre
Institutions
- University of Messina (IT)
- Magna Graecia University (IT)
- Federico II University Hospital (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgery
- Published
- 2026-01-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1227/neu.0000000000003932
- Primary Topic
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00