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Metacarpal Small Incision for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Published on: April 5, 2024
Neurophysiological recovery after open carpal tunnel decompression: comparison of simple decompression and
1Department of Hand Surgery, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, DRK-Hospital, Baden-Baden, Germany. n.borisch@rheuma-ortho-zentrum.de
Abstract:
Two hundred and seventy-three patients with carpal tunnel syndrome without advanced neurophysiological changes (distal motor latency below 11 ms) were randomized to treatment by open carpal tunnel release with, or without, epineurotomy. Patients were examined clinically and by nerve conduction studies preoperatively and at 3, 6 and 12 months postoperatively. We found no statistically significant difference between simple decompression and decompression combined with epineurotomy with regard to either the clinical or the neurophysiological outcome.
