A Comparative Study of The Standart Surgical Technique Versus Mini-Incision in The Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Year 2002, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 9 - 13, 01.08.2002

Ş. Öner Şavk Mehmet Turgut Emre Çullu Ali Akyol Bülent Alparslan

Abstract

Aim: Various surgical treatment alternatives exist for carpal tunnel syndrome which is the the entrapment of the median nerve at the wrist level. In this study two different surgical techniques were comparatively evaluated in terms oftime needed forpostoperative follow-up, complications, clinical and electrodiagnostic improvement. Method: Surgical decompression utilising the standard technique was used in 12 hands of the 11 patients in the first group and the mini-incision technique was employed in 12 hands of the 10 patients in the second group. Results: No statistical difference in any one of the above mentioned parameters was found with the X2 and Fisher's exacttests. Conclusion: Thus, we conclude that neither of the two techniques utilised for carpal tunnel syndrome surgery can be considered superior to the other.

Keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome, surgical treatment

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