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. 2023 Feb 6;50(1):70–81. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-1757571

Table 1. Detailed search methods.

Ovid MEDLINE In-Process and other nonindexed citations, Ovid MEDLINE Daily, Ovid MEDLINE, and Ovid OLDMEDLINE 1946 to present Embase 1974 to present CENTRAL
Search # Search Results Search Results Search Results
1 Ulnar Nerve.ti,ab,kf. 6,584 Ulnar Nerve.ti,ab,kw. 7,974 Ulnar nerve 1,209
2 Exp Ulnar Nerve Compression Syndromes/ 1,053 Cubital tunnel syndrome/ 2,583
3 Exp Nerve Compression Syndromes/ 21,972 Exp Nerve Compression Syndromes/ 13,300
4 Cubital Tunnel Syndrome*.ti,ab,kf. 735 Cubital Tunnel Syndrome*.ti,ab,kw. 881 (cubital tunnel syndrome*) 73
5 (Ulnar ADJ5 nerve ADJ5 compress*).ti,ab,kf. 617 (Ulnar ADJ5 nerve ADJ5 compress*).ti,ab,kw. 691 Ulnar near/5 nerve near/5 compress* 22
6 (Ulnar ADJ3 neuropat*).ti,ab,kf. OR (ulnar ADJ3 nerve ADJ3 entrap*).ti,ab,kf 1,322 (Ulnar ADJ3 neuropat*.ti,ab,kw. OR ulnar ADJ3 nerve ADJ3 entrap*).ti,ab,kw. 1,714 Ulnar near/3 neuropat* OR ulnar near/3 nerve near/3 entrap* 45
7 Exp Ulnar Neuropathies/ 1,681
8 Exp Compression neuropathy/ 8,555 Exp compression/OR neuropathy/ 83,947
9 Exp Elbow/OR elbow.ti,ab,kf. 33,242 Elbow/OR elbow.ti,ab,kw. 43,519 Elbow 4,174
10 9 AND (1 OR 2 OR 3 OR 5 OR 6 OR 7 OR 8) 2,731 9 AND (1 OR 3 OR 5 OR 6 OR 8) 3,653 9 AND (1 OR 5 OR 6) 139
11 4 OR 10 3,135 2 OR 4 OR 10 5,290 4 OR 10 184
12 Exp Conservative Treatment/ 2,826 Conservative treatment/ 79,796 Conservative next treatment 4,883
13 Exp Splints/ 8,696 Exp arm splint/ 67
14 Splint*.ti,ab,kf. 14,464 Splint*.ti,ab,kw. 15,653 Splint* 2,313
15 Surgical casts/ 8,688
16 Cast*.ti,ab,kf. 102,756 Cast*.ti,ab,kw. 120,699 Cast* 15,992
17 Nonoperative.ti,ab,kf. OR non-operative.ti,ab,kf. 15,164 (Nonoperative OR non-operative).ti,ab,kw. 18,895 Nonoperative OR non-operative 1692
18 Nonsurgical.ti,ab,kf. OR non-surgical.ti,ab,kf. 26,613 (Nonsurgical OR non-surgical).ti,ab,kw. 34,956 Non-surgical OR nonsurgical 3,561
19 Brace*.ti,ab,kf. 7,284 Brace*.ti,ab,kw. 9,295 Brace* 1,829
20 Avoiding pressure.ti,ab,kf. OR activity modification.ti,ab,kf. 634 (Avoiding pressure OR activity modification).ti,ab,kw. 762 Avoiding next pressure OR activity next modulation 124
21 Immobilization.ti,ab,kf. OR immobilisation.ti,ab,kf. 51,032 (Immobilization OR immobilization).ti,ab,kw. 57,722 Immobilization OR immobilisation 2891
22 Orthoses.ti,ab,kf OR Orthotic Device*.ti,ab,kf. 3,551 (Orthoses OR Orthotic Device*).ti,ab,kw. 4,737 Orthoses OR Orthotic next Device* 1,276
23 Nerve tap*.ti,ab,kf. 2 Nerve tap*.ti,ab,kw. 2 Nerve tap* 694
24 Nerve gliding*.ti,ab,kf. 60 Nerve gliding*.ti,ab,kw. 68 Nerve gliding* 63
25 Segmental joint manipulation*.ti,ab,kf. 1 Segmental joint manipulation*.ti,ab,kw. 1 Segmental joint manipulation* 57
26 Exercise*.ti,ab,kf. 292,975 Exercise*.ti,ab,kw. 393,355 Exercise* 96,994
27 Sliding technique*.ti,ab,kf. 69 Sliding technique*.ti,ab,kw. 107 Sliding next technique 19
28 Neurodynamic mobilization* OR neurodynamic mobilization*.ti,ab,kf. 25 (Neurodynamic mobilization* OR neurodynamic mobilization*).ti,ab,kw. 29 Neurodynamic next mobilization OR neurodynamic mobilisation 85
29 Corticosteroid*.ti,ab,kf. 102,425 Corticosteroid*.ti,ab,kw. 153,079 Corticosteroid* 20,704
30 12 OR 13 OR 14 OR 15 OR 16 OR 17 OR 18 OR 19 OR 20 OR 21 OR 22 OR 23 OR 24 OR 25 OR 26 OR 27 OR 28 OR 29 510,884 Exp external splint/ 377 12 OR 14 OR 16 OR 17 OR 18 OR 19 OR 20 OR 21 OR 22 OR 23 OR 24 OR 25 OR 26 OR 27 OR 28 OR 29 126,293
31 Exp arm brace/ 132
32 12 OR 13 OR 14 OR 15 OR 16 OR 17 OR 18 OR 19 OR 20 OR 21 OR 22 OR 23 OR 24 OR 25 OR 26 OR 27 OR 28 OR 29 OR 30 OR 31 708,965
33 11 AND 29 279 11 AND 29 616 11 AND 29 184