Dressing For The Elbow After Having The Cubital Surgery

The surgeon then divides the overlying ligament known as osborne s ligament increasing the size of the tunnel and reducing pressure on the ulnar nerve.

Dressing for the elbow after having the cubital surgery.

Your physical therapy program can progress quickly after this type of surgery. Other when they weren t all except the thumb. The symptoms may reoccur immediately after surgery or a brief period of symptomatic relief may exist before symptoms return either with the same or increased intensity. Cubital tunnel syndrome is treated by avoiding elbow flexion during activities and while sleeping says dr.

After cubital tunnel decompression surgery. As you still have significant symptoms after the surgery that was supposed. During open cubital tunnel release surgery the surgeon makes a 3 to 4 inch incision on the inside edge of the elbow allowing the cubital tunnel below to be viewed and accessed. This is very important.

Sutures will dissolve on their own and typically a dressing is needed for 10 14 days after surgery. According to the journal of hand surgery 2009 surgical failure is the most common complication of cubital tunnel surgery. You ll need to keep the dressing clean and dry cover it while showering. Bandage splint surgical dressing care o please keep your hand elevated as much and as often as possible for 2 4 days after surgery.

If you only had the medial epicondyle removed you ll have a soft bandage wrapped over your elbow after surgery. This helps reduce swelling and your hand may throb and feel worse if it is hanging down. Cubital tunnel syndrome also called ulnar nerve entrapment is a condition caused by compression of the ulnar nerve in an area of the elbow called the cubital tunnel. Wearing an elbow splint at night will prevent you from bending your elbow.

4 july 2017 12 47am. Our treatments start out with range of motion exercises and gradually work into active stretching and strengthening. The ulnar nerve travels down the back of the elbow behind the bony bump called the medial epicondyle and through a passageway called the cubital tunnel.