<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> Background: Open carpal tunnel release is the gold standard treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. However, there are complications related to the long incision.Method: We report the results from a mini-incision open carpal tunnel release with simple instruments.Results: There were no complications in our small series, improvement of scores was shown at four-week follow-up, and cosmetic results were satisfactory.Conclusions: Mini-incision carpal tunnel release is one option to treat carpal tunnel syndrome.</abstract>

Background: Open carpal tunnel release is the gold standard treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. However, there are complications related to the long incision.Method: We report the results from a mini-incision open carpal tunnel release with simple instruments.Results: There were no complications in our small series, improvement of scores was shown at four-week follow-up, and cosmetic results were satisfactory.Conclusions: Mini-incision carpal tunnel release is one option to treat carpal tunnel syndrome.

Carpal tunnel release by mini palmar incision

MD, Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 Rama IV, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330,

Department of Orthopaedics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330,

Asian Biomedicine

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Background: Open carpal tunnel release is the gold standard treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome. However, there are complications related to the long...

Carpal tunnel release by mini palmar incision

Article Category: Clinical report

Publié en ligne: 04 févr. 2017

Pages: 139 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0501.017

Mots clés
Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire, carpal tunnel syndrome, conventional open carpal tunnel release, mini-incision carpal tunnel release

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Carpal tunnel release by mini palmar incision

Article Category: Clinical report

Publié en ligne: 04 févr. 2017

Pages: 139 - 142

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5372/1905-7415.0501.017

Mots clésBoston carpal tunnel questionnaire, carpal tunnel syndrome, conventional open carpal tunnel release, mini-incision carpal tunnel release

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Mots clés
Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire, carpal tunnel syndrome, conventional open carpal tunnel release, mini-incision carpal tunnel release