What are the specific indications for surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome?
• Thirty-two studies of patients who received surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome were identified. The mean age of patients who received surgery for cubital tunnel syndrome was 46 years. • The patients were slightly more likely to be male (62% male). • On average, patients had symptoms 10 to 24 months before receiving surgical treatment. Question 3: What are the relative benefits and harms of various surgical and nonsurgical interventions for persons with cubital tunnel syndrome? • One randomized controlled trial of 52 patients found that medial epicondylectomy was superior to anterior transposition in relieving pain and in improving global outcome scores. The results of this study are suggestive, but one cannot arrive at a strong conclusion from the results of only one trial. There is insufficient evidence to determine the relative effectiveness of other surgical treatments. • There are insufficient data available to determine the rates of surgical complications for any of the describ
