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Surgical treatment can be complicated by perineural scarring and fibrosis, which may lead to recurrent symptoms. Expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) is a synthetic polymer with antiadhesive properties.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>OBJECTIVE<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To introduce the operative technique and outcomes of anterior subcutaneous transposition with ePTFE (ASTEP) in primary and recurrent cubital tunnel neuropathy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We studied 14 adult patients (11 men, 3 women; mean age, 45 yr) with cubital tunnel neuropathy (10 primary, 4 revision) who underwent surgery with the ASTEP technique between January 2008 and May 2018. Pain, numbness in the fourth\/fifth fingers, and weakness of the intrinsic hand muscles were the most common presenting symptoms. Surgical outcomes were assessed using the modified McGowan and Wilson-Krout criteria.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The average (\u00b1 standard deviation) preoperative symptom duration was 12.1\u00a0\u00b1\u00a05.2 mo (McGowan Grade 1, n\u00a0=\u00a05; Grade 2, n\u00a0=\u00a06; Grade 3, n\u00a0=\u00a03). No intraoperative or postoperative complications were observed with the ASTEP technique. Postoperative follow-up ranged from 9 mo to 7 yr (mean, 4.3 yr). All 14 patients experienced improvement in or complete resolution of their symptoms after this unique intervention.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our novel technique of anterior transposition of the ulnar nerve with ePTFE was safe and highly effective in treating primary and recurrent ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy at the elbow and represents an alternative to the current techniques.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ons\/opaa081","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,5,19]],"date-time":"2020-05-19T16:43:29Z","timestamp":1589906609000},"page":"E337-E342","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Anterior Subcutaneous Transposition With Expanded Polytetrafluoroethylene (ASTEP) for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Technical Note"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"19","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8623-071X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Umit","family":"Eroglu","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Melih","family":"Bozkurt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samuel B","family":"Tomlinson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gokmen","family":"Kahilogullari","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eyyub S M","family":"Al-Beyati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Onur","family":"Ozgural","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ozgur","family":"Orhan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hasan Caglar","family":"Ugur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ayhan","family":"Attar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sukru","family":"Caglar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Agahan","family":"Unlu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4946-1524","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Aaron A","family":"Cohen-Gadol","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"276","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,10]]},"reference":[{"issue":"1","key":"bib1-20240909","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"153","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhsa.2009.11.004","article-title":"Cubital tunnel syndrome","volume":"35","author":"Palmer","year":"2010","journal-title":"J Hand Surg Am"},{"issue":"3","key":"bib2-20240909","first-page":"e1080","article-title":"Osborne's ligament: a review of its history, anatomy, and surgical importance","volume":"9","author":"Granger","year":"2017","journal-title":"Cureus"},{"issue":"1","key":"bib3-20240909","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"76","DOI":"10.1097\/00006534-197301000-00014","article-title":"Dynamic anatomy of the ulnar nerve at the elbow","volume":"51","author":"Apfelberg","year":"1973","journal-title":"Plast Reconstr Surg"},{"issue":"2","key":"bib4-20240909","first-page":"136","article-title":"Cubital tunnel syndrome. 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