Left Elbow Exploration and Hardware Removal with Ulnar Nerve Decompression, Cubital Tunnel Release, and Anterior Subcutaneous Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve
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Procedure Outline
Table of Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Surgical Approach
- 3. Incision Slightly Posterior to Medial Epicondyle
- 4. Soft Tissue Dissection and Ulnar Nerve Identification Proximally
- 5. Ulnar Nerve Dissection and Cubital Tunnel Release
- 6. Ulnar Nerve Mobilization
- 7. Hardware Removal
- 8. Tourniquet Removal and Hemostasis
- 9. Anterior Transposition with Adipofascial Flap in Anterior Subcutaneous Tissues
- 10. Closure
- 11. Post-op Remarks
- Tourniquet Exsanguination
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Excision of Intermuscular Septum to Remove Potential Secondary Point of Compression
- Further Excision of Intermuscular Septum
