Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the factors which influenced Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and the cases that were treated.
Materials and Methods: 34 hands of 31 cases who had been treated (operated/non-operated) between January 2011 and January 2016 due to Cubital Tunnel Syndrome and who had sufficient follow-ups were included in the study. The cases were analyzed in terms of their clinical and demographic characteristics. The data obtained were analyzed through SPSS system. Shapiro-Wilk test was used to find out whether the data were normally distributed. The data which were normally distributed were expressed as average ± standard deviation and those which were not normally distributed were expressed as mean (min-max).
Results: 18 (58.1%) of the cases were women, while 13 (41.9%) were men and the average age was 43.54±16.50 years. The majority of the cases consisted of workers (12-38.7%) and housewives (11-35.5%). 6 (19.4%) cases had hypertension, 3 (9.7%) cases had diabetes, 3 (9.7%) cases had hyperlipidemia and 3 (9.7%) cases had metabolic syndrome. Entrapment was located at the left elbow in 21 (61.8%) cases, at the right elbow in 13 (38.2%) cases, at the dominant extremity in 15 (44.1%) cases, and located 2 cm. up in 21 (61.8%) cases and 2 cm. down in 10 (29.4%) cases. 3 (9.7%) cases who did not respond to conservative treatment and who had advanced stage symptoms and complaints were operated. Improvement was seen in the cases who were followed for an average of 15 (3-60) months.
Conclusion: According to the results of the study, we are of the opinion that treatment success will increase by planning the treatment after finding out the factors that influence Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.
Key words: Cubital Tunnel Syndrome; Characteristic; Treatment; Operative; Nonoperative.
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