Can the outcome of open carpal tunnel release be predicted?: a review of the literature

A Turner, F Kimble, K Gulyás, J Ball - ANZ journal of surgery, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common condition affecting 1% of the population. Open carpal
tunnel release is the most commonly performed procedure for this condition. About 70–90 …

Carpal tunnel syndrome as an occupational disease

SY Kao - The journal of the American board of family practice, 2003 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Symptoms related to carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) represent common patient
complaints for many primary care physicians. However, there is a surprising lack of …

Patient satisfaction after open carpal tunnel release correlates with depression

SAL Calderón, A Paiva, D Ring - The Journal of hand surgery, 2008 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: To test the null hypothesis that depression does not correlate with patient
satisfaction after open release of electrodiagnostically confirmed carpal tunnel syndrome …

The effects of neural mobilization in addition to standard care in persons with carpal tunnel syndrome from a community hospital

ML Heebner, TS Roddey - Journal of Hand Therapy, 2008 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study was to determine whether neural mobilization in addition to
standard care is more effective than standard care alone in the treatment of Carpal Tunnel …

Carpal tunnel syndrome in older adults

S Blumenthal, S Herskovitz… - Muscle & Nerve: Official …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
The clinical and electrophysiologic characteristics of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in
elderly adults are not well established. We examined age differences in clinical, functional …

Electrodiagnostic studies in the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome—a systematic review

K Osiak, A Mazurek, P Pękala, M Koziej… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The aim of our paper was to provide comprehensive data on the role of electrodiagnostic
(EDX) studies in the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). An extensive …

Importance of recognizing carpal tunnel syndrome for neurosurgeons: a review

M Yunoki, T Kanda, K Suzuki, A Uneda… - Neurologia medico …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common complaint, reflecting entrapment
neuropathy of the upper extremity. CTS produces symptoms similar to those of other …

Muscle atrophy at diagnosis of carpal and cubital tunnel syndrome

P Mallette, M Zhao, D Zurakowski, D Ring - The Journal of hand surgery, 2007 - Elsevier
PURPOSE: This study was designed to test the hypothesis that patients with an initial
diagnosis of cubital tunnel syndrome are more likely to present with muscle atrophy than …

Compression and entrapment neuropathies

P Bouche - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2013 - Elsevier
Peripheral nerve entrapments are frequent. They usually appear in anatomical tunnels such
as the carpal tunnel. Nerve compressions may be due to external pressure such as the …

[HTML][HTML] Meralgia Paresthetica: Relevance, Diagnosis, and Treatment

C Scholz, M Hohenhaus, MT Pedro… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Pain and sensory disturbance in the distribution of the lateral femoral
cutaneous nerve in the ventrolateral portion of the thigh is called meralgia paresthetica (MP) …