Pain in conjunction with surgery for ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow is seldom highlighted in the literature. In-depth interviews were conducted with 10 participants aged 18β60 years. The narratives were analyzed using an inductive approach and content-analysis.
The results clarify the need for healthcare personnel to adopt a biopsychosocial approach when treating patients with ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow. Emotional symptoms and sleep disturbances should be identified and treated properly since they contribute to the heavy burden experienced by the individual.
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Thus, there are both ethical and legal restrictions on sharing even de-identified data due to potential identification as well as including sensitive information of the interviewed individuals. These restrictions are imposed by the mentioned Swedish Ethical Review Authority see above. The data set consists of transcribed interviews which are not allowed to be presented publicly as decided in the approval by the Ethical Review Authority.
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Competing interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. The outcome of surgery for ulnar nerve entrapment at the elbow UNE is often evaluated using patient-rated outcome measures PROMs or objective measures for sensibility and strength [ 1 β 3 ].
