CARPAL-TUNNEL SYNDROME

Carpal tunnel syndrome has an incidence of 99 per 100,000 people and a prevalence ranging from 1% to 10%. Both open and endoscopic methods o f decompression remain popular, and 80% to 90% of patients obtain good or excellent results from either method. For patients with severe wea kness of the thenar muscles, the Camitz palmaris longus transfer has b een effective.