IS CARPAL-TUNNEL RELEASE, THE STANDARD TR EATMENT FOR CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME, OUTDATED

Citation
M. Furrer et al., IS CARPAL-TUNNEL RELEASE, THE STANDARD TR EATMENT FOR CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME, OUTDATED, Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 124(22), 1994, pp. 940-944
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
ISSN journal
00367672
Volume
124
Issue
22
Year of publication
1994
Pages
940 - 944
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-7672(1994)124:22<940:ICRTST>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Carpal tunnel release used to be the standard treatment for carpal tun nel syndrome. However, some authors now prefer reconstruction of the t ransverse carpal ligament, due to suspected palmar dislocation of the median nerve in wrist flexion after simple ligament release. In this r etrospective study the topographic location of the median nerve after release is investigated and an attempt made to find a correlation with the postoperative clinical outcome. In computed tomography no palmar subluxation of the nerve was found, even in a patient with a poor clin ical result.