The hypothenar fat pad flap for management of recalcitrant carpal tunnel syndrome
| Autor: | Gary M. Lourie, James W. Strickland, Kevin D. Plancher, Richard S. Idler |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Reoperation medicine.medical_specialty Time Factors Hypothenar eminence Workers' compensation Surgical Flaps Fat pad Carpal tunnel decompression Patient satisfaction Humans Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Surgical scar Carpal tunnel syndrome Retrospective Studies business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Median nerve Surgery body regions Adipose Tissue Patient Satisfaction Case-Control Studies Workers' Compensation Female business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Hand Surgery. 21:840-848 |
| ISSN: | 0363-5023 |
| Popis: | The hypothenar fat pad flap interposes adipose tissue from the hypothenar eminence between the median nerve and overlying transverse carpal ligament and surgical scar. This retrospective study reviews 62 hands in 58 patients (46 non-workers' compensation and 16 workers' compensation) with recurrent symptoms after failed open carpal tunnel release who underwent revision carpal tunnel decompression and in whom a hypothenar fat pad flap was used. The follow-up period averaged 33 months. Patient satisfaction was 6 in the non-workers' compensation group and 4 in the workers' compensation group. Average time to return to work for the non-workers' compensation group was 12 weeks, compared to 37 weeks for the workers' compensation group. Study results indicate that the hypothenar fat pad flap produces excellent results in procedures designed to alleviate recalcitrant idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. |
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