✓ In the past few years, several different minimally invasive surgical techniques have been
proposed to decompress the median nerve at the wrist. Use of these techniques has …

Since reports in the late 1940s of surgical treatment for compressive neuropathy of the
median nerve at the wrist, carpal tunnel release has become one of the most commonly …

Open decompression of the median nerve is considered the standard surgical treatment for
carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Modifications of the classic open technique as well as …

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common entrapment neuropathy caused by compression
of the median nerve around the wrist. The risk factors of CTS include female sex, diabetes …

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a clinical syndrome manifested by characteristic signs and
symptoms resulting from an entrapment neuropathy of the median nerve at the wrist. It is the …

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most commonly occurring peripheral nerve compressive
neuropathy. Multiple associated conditions and causes have been implicated in the …

than believed previously. There is seldom a clear picture of median-nerve involvement in the
early stages, and this has led to confusion of this syndrome with other painful afflictions of …

Purpose. To provide a comprehensive review of the management of carpal tunnel
syndrome. Methods and results. A systematic literature review is provided of the history …

Compression of the median nerve at the wrist (carpal tunnel syndrome) is the most common
compression neuropathy of the upper extremity. Surgical decompression has become one of …

Surgical release of the transversc carpal ligament for the alleviation of symptoms resulting
from mcdian nerve compression results in a high ratio of success.*** 47 However, the …