The Journal of hand surgery
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Multicenter Study Comparative Study
The minimal clinically important difference after simple decompression for ulnar neuropathy at the elbow.
Establishing minimally clinically important difference (MCID) for patient-reported outcomes questionnaires is an important component of outcomes research to understand treatment effectiveness from the patient's perspective. For patients with ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE), these assessments are vital to examine how much change in the questionnaire scores equate to patient satisfaction. ⋯ Therapeutic II.