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[Intraoperative electroneurography during decompression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel]
Handchirurgie, Mikrochirurgie, Plastische Chirurgie : Organ Der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Handchirurgie : Organ Der Deutschsprachigen Arbeitsgemeinschaft Fur Mikrochirurgie Der Peripheren Nerven Und Gefasse : Organ Der V
|September 1, 1985
Abstract:
Observations in 261 patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome in whom 303 decompressions of the median nerve had been performed led us to the conclusion that a definite improvement of the transmission rate occurs during operation. Distal latency has been measured during operation in 20 patients before and after transecting the flexor retinaculum, after neurolysis and also after releasing the tourniquet. Our findings confirm a positive effect on the transmission rate occurring immediately after transecting the flexor retinaculum.