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.

Cubital tunnel syndrome is treated by avoiding elbow flexion during activities and while sleeping says dr. Your physical therapy program can progress quickly after this type of surgery. Our treatments start out with range of motion exercises and gradually work into active stretching and strengthening. 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. As you still have significant symptoms after the surgery that was supposed. You ll need to keep the dressing clean and dry cover it while showering. After the dressing has been removed you may shower with the wound uncovered but you should not soak or immerse the area of incision for 3 5 days.

If you only had the medial epicondyle removed you ll have a soft bandage wrapped over your elbow after surgery. Sutures will dissolve on their own and typically a dressing is needed for 10 14 days after surgery. This is very important. According to the journal of hand surgery 2009 surgical failure is the most common complication of cubital tunnel surgery.

Other when they weren t all except the thumb. 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. After cubital tunnel decompression surgery. 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.

Bandage splint surgical dressing care o please keep your hand elevated as much and as often as possible for 2 4 days after surgery. Wearing an elbow splint at night will prevent you from bending your elbow. 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.