Our Surgical Experience: Open Versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Surgery.
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2018.03.029.
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Abstract
Carpal tunnel release is one of the most common hand operations in the United States and every year approximately 500,000 patients undergo surgical release. In this article, we examine the argument for endoscopic carpal tunnel release versus open carpal tunnel release, as well as some of the literature on anatomical variants in the median nerve at the wrist. We further describe the experience of several surgeons in a large academic practice. The goals of this article are to describe key anatomic findings and to present several cases that have persuaded us to favor offering patients open carpal tunnel release.
Medical subject headings
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Decompression, Surgical
- Endoscopy
Anatomy
- hand
- wrist