Acute Cubital Tunnel Syndrome Secondary to Anconeus Epitrochlearis Muscle

Abstract

Cubital tunnel syndrome is the most common type of ulnar nerve entrapment that usually associates with chronic sensory and motor symptoms. Having anconeus epitrochlearis muscle is an uncommon cause of cubital tunnel syndrome. In this paper, the author introduces a case of cubital tunnel syndrome due to anconeus epitrochlearis muscle presenting with acute sensory, motor, and sympathetic symptoms. For such cases, there has been much controversy over the choices of surgical treatment, which can be excision of the muscle alone or together with ulnar nerve anterior transposition.

Keywords

• adrenergic fibres
• cubital tunnel syndrome
• elbow ulnar nerve compression syndromes