musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Symptoms and Signs of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
Symptoms of cubital tunnel syndrome include numbness and paresthesia along the ulnar nerve distribution (in the ring and little fingers and the ulnar aspect of the hand) and elbow pain. In advanced stages, weakness of the intrinsic muscles of the hand and the flexors of the ring and little fingers may develop. Weakness interferes with pinch between the thumb and index finger and with hand grip. Patients with chronic cubital tunnel syndrome may present with an ulnar claw hand. An ulnar claw hand is metacarpophalangeal joint extension and interphalangeal joint flexion of the small and ring fingers caused by an imbalance between intrinsic and extrinsic hand muscles. 