Chronic compression of this nerve is known as cubital tunnel syndrome, a form of repetitive strain injury akin to carpal tunnel syndrome ( although the role of repetitive stress in causing carpal tunnel syndrome is controversial ).
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Compression at the elbow ( e . g . cubital tunnel syndrome ) causes numbness in the fifth ( pinky ) finger, along the half ( lengthwise ) of the fourth ( ring ) finger closest to the fifth finger, and the back half of the hand over the fifth finger.
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Examples of conditions that may sometimes be attributed to such causes include edema, tendinosis ( or less often tendinitis ), carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, De Quervain syndrome, thoracic outlet syndrome, intersection syndrome, golfer's elbow ( medial epicondylitis ), tennis elbow ( lateral epicondylitis ), trigger finger ( so-called stenosing tenosynovitis ), radial tunnel syndrome, and focal dystonia.
