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Abdus S. Burahee The Peripheral Nerve Injury Service, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Andrew D. Sanders The Peripheral Nerve Injury Service, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Colin Shirley The Peripheral Nerve Injury Service, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Dominic M. Power The Peripheral Nerve Injury Service, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Introduction Cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS) describes dysfunction of the ulnar nerve (UN) in the region of the elbow. It is the second most common compression neuropathy in the upper extremity, with 25 male and 19 female new cases per 100

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Nikolaos Gougoulias Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, UK

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Hesham Oshba Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, UK

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Apostolos Dimitroulias Jacobi Medical Center – Trauma Unit – Bronx, New York, USA

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Anthony Sakellariou Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, UK

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Alexander Wee Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Frimley Park Hospital, Frimley, UK

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presence of peripheral neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease, internal organ disease), versus ‘uncomplicated’ diabetes, needs to be made. DM, characterized by hyperglycaemia, is a metabolic disorder with a wide range of clinical manifestations, depending

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Olga D. Savvidou First Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Frantzeska Zampeli First Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Panagiotis Koutsouradis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, 417 Veterans Hospital (NIMTS), Athens, Greece

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George D. Chloros First Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Aggelos Kaspiris Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Thriasio General Hospital-NHS, Athens, Greece

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Savas Sourmelis First Department of Orthopaedics, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Panayiotis J. Papagelopoulos First Department of Orthopedic Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Attikon Hospital, Athens, Greece

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neuropathies, mechanical failure and wound dehiscence. 11 Other authors have suggested that in patients older than 65 years, who have sustained a highly comminuted type C fracture, with low bone quality due to osteoporosis, total elbow arthroplasty (TEA

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E. Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Osteoarticular Surgery Research, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research – IdiPAZ (La Paz University Hospital – Autonomous University of Madrid), Madrid, Spain

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Inmaculada Moracia-Ochagavía Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

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Introduction Tarsal tunnel syndrome (TTS), first defined in 1962 by Keck 1 and Lam 2 , is a compressive peripheral neuropathy of the posterior tibial nerve and its branches within the tarsal tunnel beneath the flexor retinaculum. 3 , 4 The

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E Carlos Rodríguez-Merchán Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Osteoarticular Surgery Research, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research – IdiPAZ (La Paz University Hospital – Autonomous University of Madrid), Madrid, Spain

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Alberto D Delgado-Martínez Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hospital Universitario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
Department of Surgery, University of Jaén, Jaén, Spain

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Javier De Andrés-Ares Department of Anesthetics, Pain Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

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, numbness or dysesthesia, increased pain at the procedural site, deafferentation effect, and Charcot joint neuropathy. Although there is a risk of damaging non-targeted neural tissue and other structures, this can be mitigated by performing the technique

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Paulo Diogo Cunha Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hospital de Braga, Portugal

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Tiago P Barbosa Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hospital de Braga, Portugal

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Guilherme Correia Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hospital de Braga, Portugal

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Rafaela Silva Anesthesiology Department, Hospital de Braga, Portugal

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Nuno Cruz Oliveira Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hospital de Braga, Portugal

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Pedro Varanda Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
Life and Health Science Research Institute, University of Minho, Portugal

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Bruno Direito-Santos Orthopedic Surgery Department, Hospital de Braga, Portugal
Life and Health Science Research Institute, University of Minho, Portugal

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patient positioning are rare in supine position when compared to prone position ( 1 ). Most of them are related to the neck position (lateral flexion or hyperextension). Peripheral neuropathies (especially affecting the ulnar nerve) result from poor

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Andreas F. Mavrogenis First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Panayiotis D. Megaloikonomos First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Thekla Antoniadou First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Vasilios G. Igoumenou First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Georgios N. Panagopoulos First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Leonidas Dimopoulos First Department of Orthopaedics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Konstantinos G. Moulakakis Department of Vascular Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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George S. Sfyroeras Department of Vascular Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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Andreas Lazaris Department of Vascular Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, ATTIKON University Hospital, Athens, Greece

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- 16 Half of DFUs occur in the plantar surface and the other half in other areas of the foot. Neuropathy, peripheral artery disease (PAD), deformities of the foot related to motor neuropathy and minor foot trauma, infection and osteomyelitis are

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Abdus S. Burahee The Peripheral Nerve Injury Service, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Andrew D. Sanders The Peripheral Nerve Injury Service, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Dominic M. Power The Peripheral Nerve Injury Service, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK

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Introduction Cubital tunnel syndrome (CuTS) is the second most common compression neuropathy and affects the ulnar nerve at the elbow. Surgery is to be considered when conservative options have failed, when there is poor symptom control or

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Marko Bumbasirevic Orthopaedic and Traumatology University Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia
School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

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Tomislav Palibrk Orthopaedic and Traumatology University Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia

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Aleksandar Lesic Orthopaedic and Traumatology University Clinic, Clinical Center of Serbia, Serbia
School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia

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Henry DE Atkinson Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University College, London Medical School, North Middlesex University Hospital, UK

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muscle. 29 , 30 Symptoms are usually immediately apparent following the injection. Compression neuropathies Compression neuropathies are characterised by the location at which the nerve is placed under pressure. One of the well-known entities

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Raul Barco Shoulder & Elbow Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, Madrid 28046, Spain

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Samuel A. Antuña Shoulder & Elbow Unit, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Paseo de la Castellana 261, Madrid 28046, Spain

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failure can be a gradual process. 4 Medial elbow pain can be caused by ulnar nerve problems, which can include neuropathy and neuritis with or without nerve dislocation. The medial antebrachial cutaneous nerve (MABCN) has also been reported to be a

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