Objective: Ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy usually occurs at the cubital groove. The treatment is conservative approach or surgery. In this study, our aim is to evaluate the surgical results of simple decompression technique on the treatment of ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy.

Materials and Methods: Fifty-six patients with the diagnosis of ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy were operated between 2005 and 2009. The ulnar nerve was intact in all cases. Thirty-six patients were male and 20 were female. The mean age was 37.8 years. Simple decompression at the elbow level was performed in all patients under the local anesthesia. The mean operation duration was 30 minutes.

Results: The complaints were totally improved in 92.86% of the patients. Four patients did not benefit from the surgery and 3 of them had rheumatological disease. No complication was observed and the complaints were not increased in any case.

Conclusion: Simple decompression at the elbow level is the most appropriate and less invasive method in the treatment of ulnar nerve entrapment neuropathy. Surgical treatment must be delayed in patients with rheumatological disease.