INTRANEURAL MEDIAN NERVE PRESSURE IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

INTRANEURAL MEDIAN NERVE PRESSURE IN CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME

In order to determine whether endoscopic carpal tunnel release decompresses the median nerve, we measured the intraneural median nerve pressure pre- and postoperatively in 55 hands. The median nerve pressure was significantly reduced postoperatively.

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of hand surgery, British volume British volume, 2001-04, Vol.26 (2), p.155-156
Hauptverfasser: OKUTSU, I, HAMANAKA, I, CHIYOKURA, Y, MIYAUCHI, Y, SUGIYAMA, K
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - physiopathology
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - surgery
Endoscopy
Female
Humans
Male
Median Nerve - physiopathology
Pressure
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Zusammenfassung:In order to determine whether endoscopic carpal tunnel release decompresses the median nerve, we measured the intraneural median nerve pressure pre- and postoperatively in 55 hands. The median nerve pressure was significantly reduced postoperatively.
ISSN:0266-7681
1532-2211
DOI:10.1054/jhsb.2000.0534