Radius palmar plate removal without carpal tunnel release: Correlation between plate position and median nerve symptoms

[Display omitted] We aimed to report the clinical results of volar plate removal without carpal tunnel release in patients with late-onset median neuropathy and to evaluate the relationship between plate position and median nerve symptoms. Part I. Twelve consecutive patients with late-onset median neuropathy treated with volar plate removal without carpal tunnel release were enrolled for analysis. Pre- and post-operative Tinel sign, Phalen and Ten test, subjective rating of tingling sensation, Mayo wrist score and Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score were collected. Part II. 232 consecutive patients underwent volar plating for distal radius fracture. The relationships between median nerve symptoms and volar plate prominence on the Soong classification, fracture classification, gender and age were investigated. All cases except one showed complete symptom resolution at final follow-up, with negative Tinel sign and Ten test score of 10/10. Tingling was rated 0 at final follow-up. Mean Mayo wrist and DASH scores improved to 86.7 and 23.1, respectively. The incidence of the median nerve symptoms in our cohort was 5.6%. Even though the odds ratio in Soong grade 2 was 4.0957 (95% CI, 0.93–16.9) compared to the combination of grades 0 and 1, no statistically significant relationship was found between the median nerve symptoms and volar plate prominence (p > 0.05). Plate removal without carpal tunnel release adequately relieved symptoms of late-onset median neuropathy after volar plating in patients with distal radius fracture. IV; Therapeutic. Notre objectif était de rapporter les résultats cliniques de l'ablation de la plaque d’ostéosynthèse sans ouverture du canal carpien, chez des patients atteints de souffrance tardive du nerf médian et d'évaluer la relation entre la position de la plaque et les symptômes nerveux. Première partie : douze patients consécutifs atteints de souffrance tardive du nerf médian et traités par ablation de matériel sans libération du canal carpien ont été inclus dans l'analyse. Les signes de Tinel pré et post-opératoires, les résultats des tests de Phalen et de Ten, l'évaluation subjective de la sensation de fourmillement, les scores de Mayo et DASH ont été recueillis. La deuxième partie a porté sur 232 patients consécutifs qui ont bénéficié d’une ostéosynthèse du radius distal par plaque antérieure. La relation entre les symptômes dûs à la souffrance du nerf médian et la proéminence de la plaque selon la classificat