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The prophylactic efficacy of (1) subcutaneous transposition, (2) ulnar nerve decompression, (3) limited ulnar nerve decompression (7 to 8 cm), and (4) mini\u2010decompression (4 to 6 cm) was assessed prospectively. The efficacy of prophylactic strategies (transposition, decompression, limited decompression, or mini\u2010decompression) in preventing DOUN was compared by univariate survival analysis. Patients who underwent a subcutaneous transposition were matched with patients who underwent a standard open decompression or a limited decompression, according to gender, age (\u00b110 years), diagnosis, and preoperative motion. This analysis was repeated after we excluded the patients who underwent associated open procedures (e.g., hardware removal).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      DOUN occurred in 26 of 235 patients (11%) who did not undergo any prophylactic procedure versus 8 of 295 patients (3%) who underwent a prophylactic ulnar nerve decompression or transposition at the time of contracture release (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; .001). The neurologic impairment was significantly less severe after prophylactic decompression compared with patients without any prophylactic intervention (grade on Neuropathy Grading Scale, 2\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      4;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0= .03). Ulnar nerve transposition and decompression were equally protective. The decompression length was the only factor significantly related to the failure of the prophylactic intervention (odds ratio, 0.19;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0= .02). A mini\u2010decompression was not as effective as a prophylactic procedure, whereas a limited decompression was equal to a standard decompression. The case\u2010control analysis showed that the decompression and transposition had equal preventive effects but the transposition was associated with a higher rate of wound complications (19%\n                      <jats:italic>v<\/jats:italic>\n                      4%,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0= .03).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>DOUN is a complication of arthroscopic elbow contracture release. Its incidence and severity can be reduced by limited open ulnar nerve decompression or transposition.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Level of Evidence<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Level II, prospective comparative study with retrospective analysis.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arthro.2014.03.022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2014,6,25]],"date-time":"2014-06-25T08:31:02Z","timestamp":1403685062000},"page":"947-956","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":53,"title":["Delayed\u2010Onset Ulnar Neuritis After Release of Elbow Contracture: Preventive Strategies Derived From a Study of\u00a0563 Cases"],"prefix":"10.1002","volume":"30","author":[{"given":"Davide","family":"Blonna","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota U.S.A."},{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology University of Turin Medical School Torino Italy"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shawn W.","family":"O'Driscoll","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopedic Surgery Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota U.S.A."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2014,6,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_3_2_2","first-page":"9","volume-title":"The stiff elbow","author":"O'Driscoll S.","year":"2006"},{"key":"e_1_2_3_3_2","first-page":"59","volume-title":"Advanced reconstruction elbow","author":"O'Driscoll S.W.","year":"2007"},{"key":"e_1_2_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/978-88-470-0591-4_20"},{"key":"e_1_2_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arthro.2007.08.008"},{"key":"e_1_2_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2106\/JBJS.I.00555"},{"key":"e_1_2_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0749-8063(99)70015-0"},{"key":"e_1_2_3_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0266-7681(98)80236-2"},{"key":"e_1_2_3_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.2106\/00004623-200101000-00004"},{"key":"e_1_2_3_10_2","unstructured":"Blonna D Huffman GR O'Driscoll SW. 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