Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: is it innocent?

Volume: 35 Number: 2 September 11, 2006
  • İbrahim Tuncay
  • Fuat Akpinar
  • Nihat Tosun
  • Salih Vural
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Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: is it innocent?

Abstract

Objectives: We evaluated the results and complications of patients who underwent endoscopic release for carpal tunnel syndrome. Methods: Endoscopic carpal tunnel release was performed in 30 hands of 28 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome using the Chow’s two-portal extrabursal technique. There were 23 females, and five males, with ages ranging from 26 to 60 years (mean age 40 years). All patients had persistent complaints for more than three months despite medical and/or physical therapy they had been receiving. Postoperative control examinations were performed at the 1st, 3rd, 6th, and 12th months. The mean follow-up was 17 months (range 6-28 months). Results: On final follow-up examinations, limitations in activity resolved in 24 patients (80%), whereas two patients (7%) had minimal, three patients (10%) had moderate, and one patient (3%) had severe limitations. In one patient, total median nerve transection occurred during incision and primary neurorrhaphy was performed. Three cases developed contusions of the fourth and/or fifth digital nerves. Conclusion: Surgical technique for carpal tunnel syndrome should be individualized for each patient and the surgeon. Although endoscopic carpal tunnel release seems to be an easy technique, it bears considerable potential risks for neurovascular injuries, making open surgery preferable for both certain patients and surgeons.

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İbrahim Tuncay This is me

Fuat Akpinar This is me

Nihat Tosun This is me

Salih Vural This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 2001 Volume: 35 Number: 2

APA
Tuncay, İ., Akpinar, F., Tosun, N., & Vural, S. (2006). Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: is it innocent? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 35(2), 152-157. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i2.1720
AMA
1.Tuncay İ, Akpinar F, Tosun N, Vural S. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: is it innocent? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;35(2):152-157. doi:10.3944/aott.v35i2.1720
Chicago
Tuncay, İbrahim, Fuat Akpinar, Nihat Tosun, and Salih Vural. 2006. “Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release: Is It Innocent?”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35 (2): 152-57. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i2.1720.
EndNote
Tuncay İ, Akpinar F, Tosun N, Vural S (September 1, 2006) Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: is it innocent? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35 2 152–157.
IEEE
[1]İ. Tuncay, F. Akpinar, N. Tosun, and S. Vural, “Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: is it innocent?”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 152–157, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v35i2.1720.
ISNAD
Tuncay, İbrahim - Akpinar, Fuat - Tosun, Nihat - Vural, Salih. “Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release: Is It Innocent?”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 35/2 (September 1, 2006): 152-157. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v35i2.1720.
JAMA
1.Tuncay İ, Akpinar F, Tosun N, Vural S. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: is it innocent? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;35:152–157.
MLA
Tuncay, İbrahim, et al. “Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release: Is It Innocent?”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 35, no. 2, Sept. 2006, pp. 152-7, doi:10.3944/aott.v35i2.1720.
Vancouver
1.İbrahim Tuncay, Fuat Akpinar, Nihat Tosun, Salih Vural. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release: is it innocent? Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;35(2):152-7. doi:10.3944/aott.v35i2.1720