290 surgical procedures for ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow: Physiopathology, clinical experience and results

Ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow is an important and relatively frequent pathological condition that may be related to diffent causes depending on individual or external factors. The cause of the nerve lesion is also idiop athic in about one-quarter to one-third of cases. This variable aetiopathog enetic presentation has often suggested different diagnostic and clinical a pproaches and, moreover, various surgical procedures. We present our 8-year s surgical experience with 290 cases of ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow analysing the salient clinical features and the results of the surgical tr eatment in the light of the relevant literature available on this topic.