M. Furrer et al., IS CARPAL-TUNNEL RELEASE, THE STANDARD TR EATMENT FOR CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME, OUTDATED, Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift, 124(22), 1994, pp. 940-944
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.