The Result of Mini-Open Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Journal Title: Annals of Musculoskeletal Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 2
Abstract
Objective: evaluate the results of mini-open surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) Patients and method: Prospective study of 56 hands (43 patients) with carpal tunnel syndrome, who underwent mini-open carpal tunnel release surgery in Hanoi Medical University Hospital Results: The ratio of women was 95.4%. The mean age was 50.3 years. There were 23 patients (53.4%) of right hand CTS and 13 patients (30.4%) of both hands CTS. According to Padua’s classifi cation, 11.6% of patients had extreme CTS. The improvement of clinical symptoms and electrorheological test can be seen at 2 weeks after surgery. There were no complications.
Authors and Affiliations
Trung Dung Tran, Ngoc Thanh Ma, Huu Manh Nguyen, Le Khanh Trinh, Tran Quyet, Van Ban Hoang
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