Anterior Subcutaneous Transposition With Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene (ASTEP) for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Technical Note

EROĞLU Ü., BOZKURT M., Tomlinson S. B., KAHILOĞULLARI G., Al-Beyati E., ÖZGÜRAL O., ...More

OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY, vol.19, no.4, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 19 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/ons/opaa081
  • Journal Name: OPERATIVE NEUROSURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Keywords: Anterior transposition, Cubital tunnel syndrome, Neuropathy, Polytetrafluoroethylene, Ulnar nerve, ULNAR NERVE ENTRAPMENT, SURGICAL-TREATMENT, NEUROPATHY, ELBOW, PREVENTION, MEMBRANE, SURGERY, MANAGEMENT
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow is the most common upper-extremity entrapment neuropathy after carpal tunnel syndrome. Surgical treatment can be complicated by perineural scarring and fibrosis, which may lead to recurrent symptoms. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) is a synthetic polymer with antiadhesive properties.