Carpal tunnel syndrome: Indication for surgical treatment based on electrophysiologic study

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Aulisa, L [1 ]
Tamburrelli, F [1 ]
Padua, R [1 ]
Romanini, E [1 ]
Lo Monaco, M [1 ]
Padua, L [1 ]
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[1] Univ Cattolica Sacro Cuore, Ist Ortoped, I-00168 Rome, Italy
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JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-AMERICAN VOLUME | 1998年 / 23A卷 / 04期
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10.1016/S0363-5023(98)80056-7
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R826.8 [整形外科学]; R782.2 [口腔颌面部整形外科学]; R726.2 [小儿整形外科学]; R62 [整形外科学(修复外科学)];
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A prospective study of 50 hands from 45 consecutive patients surgically treated for idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome was conducted to determinate the recovery capacity of the median nerve after open surgical release. Subjects were evaluated by clinical history, physical examination, and electrophysiologic testing. Motor and sensory terminal latencies and motor and sensory conduction velocities were examined before surgery and 2 weeks, 2 months, and 6 months after surgical decompression. All patients showed improvement of postoperative electrophysiologic values; the amount of improvement was dependant on the degree of preoperative impairment. Complete restoration of clinical and electrophysiologic nerve function was observed only in patients with mild carpal tunnel syndrome. (J Hand Surg 1998; 23A:687-691. Copyright (C) 1998 by the American Society for Surgery of the Hand.)
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