Multimodality imaging review of ulnar nerve pathologies.

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[Indexed for MEDLINE] Conflict of interest statement: Declaration of conflicting interestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. 11. J Hand Surg Asian Pac Vol. 2023 Feb;28(1):84-90. doi: 10.1142/S2424835523500133. Epub 2023 Feb 20. Does the Surgical Assistant Influence Perioperative Outcomes Surrounding Cubital Tunnel Surgery? Liu C(1)(2), Grisdela P Jr(1)(2), Liu D(1)(2), Model Z(1)(2), Steele A(1)(2), Blazar P(1)(2), Earp BE(1)(2), Zhang D(1)(2). Author information: (1)Division of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopedics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. (2)Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Background: Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow is the second most common upper extremity compressive neuropathy and surgical treatment often involves surgical trainee involvement. The primary aim of this study is to determine the effect of trainees and surgical assistants on outcomes surrounding cubital tunnel surgery. Methods: This retrospective study included 274 patients with cubital tunnel syndrome who underwent primary cubital tunnel surgery at two academic medical centres between 1 June 2015 and 1 March 2020. The patients were divided into four main cohorts based on primary surgical assistant: physician associates (PA, n = 38), orthopaedic or plastic surgery residents (n = 91), hand surgery fellows (n = 132), or both residents and fellows (n = 13). Exclusion criteria included patient age