What Is Cubital Tunnel Syndrome?
1. Prevalence
Most people have probably experienced temporary symptoms of ulnar nerve compression at some point in their lives. You may have experienced feelings of numbness and tingling in your hand after leaning your elbow on a hard surface for some time. Once you moved your elbow and relieved the pressure, the symptoms probably went away. Cubital tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve is under constant or repetitive pressure and the symptoms do not resolve on their own.
Cubital tunnel syndrome is considerably less prevalent than carpal tunnel syndrome. For every 100,000 people, there are approximate 24.7 cases of ulnar neuropathy diagnosed per year. Though carpal tunnel more often affects women, cubital tunnel syndrome is nearly twice as common in men. It may be difficult to gauge the true incidence of ulnar neuropathy, however, because the symptoms can mimic other conditions of the elbow.
