Dressing For The Elbow After Having The Cubital Surgery

Our treatments start out with range of motion exercises and gradually work into active stretching and strengthening.

Dressing for the elbow after having the cubital surgery.

4 july 2017 12 47am. Right now i m at the point where the symptoms are pretty similar to pre surgery except that now i have some elbow pain. You ll need to keep the dressing clean and dry cover it while showering. 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.

Other when they weren t all except the thumb. 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. Sutures will dissolve on their own and typically a dressing is needed for 10 14 days after surgery. Your physical therapy program can progress quickly after this type of surgery.

After cubital tunnel decompression surgery. Bandage splint surgical dressing care o please keep your hand elevated as much and as often as possible for 2 4 days after 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. Cubital tunnel syndrome is treated by avoiding elbow flexion during activities and while sleeping says dr.

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. According to the journal of hand surgery 2009 surgical failure is the most common complication of cubital tunnel 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. This is very important.

Wearing an elbow splint at night will prevent you from bending your elbow. 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. Persistent worsening symptoms after carpal and cubital tunnel surgery.