Perineural Injection Therapy for Ulnar Neuropathy at Elbow

Summary

Ulnar neuropathy at elbow (UNE) is the second common peripheral entrapment neuropathy. Although many conservative managements of UNE, the effectiveness of these methods are unsatisfied especial the moderate degree of UNE. Recently, ultrasound-guided perineural injection therapy (PIT) with 5% dextrose is progressively applicated for clinical treatment for entrapment neuropathy. However, current studies have not proved the effects of PIT on peripheral neuropathy because these studies enrolled small number of patients and lacked controlled design. We design a randomized, double-blind, controlled trail to assess the effect after ultrasound-guided PIT with 5% dextrose in patients with mild and moderate UNE.

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Start

2017-03-01

Primary completion

2019-10-30

Completion

2019-10-30

Publications

• Results Chang KV, Hung CY, Ozcakar L. Snapping Thumb and Superficial Radial Nerve Entrapment in De Quervain Disease: Ultrasound Imaging/Guidance Revisited. Pain Med. 2015 Nov;16(11):2214-5. doi: 10.1111/pme.12867. Epub 2015 Jul 27. No abstract available.
• Results Campbell WW, Pridgeon RM, Sahni KS. Short segment incremental studies in the evaluation of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Muscle Nerve. 1992 Sep;15(9):1050-4. doi: 10.1002/mus.880150910.
• Results Mulvaney SW. Ultrasound-guided percutaneous neuroplasty of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve for the treatment of meralgia paresthetica: a case report and description of a new ultrasound-guided technique. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2011 Mar-Apr;10(2):99-104. doi: 10.1249/JSR.0b013e3182110096.

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