Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Surgery
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Functional sensibility assessment. Part II: Effects of sensory improvement on precise pinch force modulation after transverse carpal tunnel release.

30 Oct 2009 Patients with median nerve compression at the carpal tunnel often have poor sensory afferents. Without adequate sensory modulation control, these patients frequently exhibit clumsy performance and excessive force output in the affected hand. We ... Read more...

Minimally invasive carpal tunnel release.

29 Sep 2009 We prospectively compared the safety and effectiveness of mini-incision (group A) and a limited open technique (group B) for carpal tunnel release (CTR) in 185 consecutive patients operated between November 1999 and May 2001, with a 5-year minimum ... Read more...

Surgery versus non-surgical therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomised parallel-group trial.

24 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: A previous randomised controlled trial reported greater efficacy of surgery than of splinting for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Our aim was to compare surgical versus multi-modality, non-surgical treatment for patients with ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Surgery'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Functional sensibility assessment. Part II: Effects of sensory improvement on precise pinch force modulation after transverse carpal tunnel release. 30 Oct 2009
• Minimally invasive carpal tunnel release. 29 Sep 2009
• Surgery versus non-surgical therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomised parallel-group trial. 24 Sep 2009
• Non-surgical treatment in carpal tunnel syndrome. 24 Sep 2009
• MRI assessment of recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome after open surgical release of the median nerve. 30 Aug 2009
• Factors affecting willingness to undergo carpal tunnel release. 30 Aug 2009
• Mini open carpal tunnel release using Knifelight: evaluation of the safety and effectiveness of using a single wrist incision (cadaveric study). 30 Jul 2009
• Quantitative analysis of the variation in angles of the carpal arch after open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release. Clinical article. 30 Jul 2009
• [Nocturnal pain in the hands] 21 Jul 2009
• Palmaris profundus as the cause of carpal tunnel syndrome. 29 Jun 2009
• Brachial vein thrombosis after intravenous regional anesthesia for carpal tunnel surgery. 29 Jun 2009
• Splinting after carpal tunnel release: current practice, scientific evidence, and trends. 30 May 2009
• [Acute carpal tunnel syndrome after trauma: a series of 26 cases] 24 May 2009
• Functional outcomes post carpal tunnel release: a modified replication of a previous study. 17 May 2009
• Palmar bowing of the flexor retinaculum on wrist MRI correlates with subjective reports of pain in carpal tunnel syndrome. 29 Apr 2009
• A reliable and simple solution for recalcitrant carpal tunnel syndrome: the hypothenar fat pad flap. 30 Mar 2009
• [Carpal tunnel syndrome from a thrombosed median artery--four case reports and review of the literature] 23 Mar 2009
• Samosa dressing in hand surgery. 17 Mar 2009
• Peripheral median nerve stimulation for the treatment of iatrogenic complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) type II after carpal tunnel surgery. 16 Mar 2009
• Pre- and postoperative Guyon's canal pressure change in endoscopic carpal tunnel release: correlation with transient postoperative Guyon's canal syndrome. 10 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Carpal Tunnel Syndrome'

Definition: Entrapment of the MEDIAN NERVE in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the CARPAL BONES. This syndrome may be associated with repetitive occupational trauma (CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS); wrist injuries; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; rheumatoid arthritis (see ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID); ACROMEGALY; PREGNANCY; and other conditions. Symptoms include burning pain and paresthesias involving the ventral surface of the hand and fingers which may radiate proximally. Impairment of sensation in the distribution of the median nerve and thenar muscle atrophy may occur. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p45)

Descriptor UI: D002349

Alternative terms: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Carpal Tunnel Syndromes; Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel; Syndromes, Carpal Tunnel; Entrapment Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel; Median Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel; Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C10.668.829.500.500.200; C10.668.829.550.200; C21.866.844.150.206;

History Note: 1965(1963)