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The cubital tunnel is a channel which allows the Ulnar nerve (commonly known as the "funny bone") to travel over the elbow. In Human anatomy, the ulnar nerve is a nerve which runs near the Ulna bone The elbow is the region surrounding the elbow-joint&mdashthe ginglymus or Hinge joint in the middle of the Arm.
Chronic compression of this nerve is known as Cubital Tunnel Syndrome[1][2], a form of Repetitive Strain Injury akin to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. A repetitive strain injury (RSI also called cumulative trauma disorder ( CTD) occupational overuse syndrome, or work related upper limb disorder Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS or median neuropathy at the wrist is a medical condition in which the Median nerve is compressed at the Wrist, leading
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- ^ Szabo RM et al. (2007). "Natural History and Conservative Management of Cubital Tunnel Syndrome". Hand Clinics 23 (3): 311–318. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.
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