Open carpal tunnel release. Does a vascularized hypothenar fat pad reduce wound tenderness?
| Autor: | P. R. Stuart, J. Stothard, S. M. G. Jones |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
| Předmět: |
musculoskeletal diseases
Adult Male medicine.medical_specialty Adhesion (medicine) Wrist Fat pad Surgical Flaps Double-Blind Method Hand strength medicine Humans Carpal tunnel Carpal tunnel syndrome Aged Transplantation Pain Postoperative Hand Strength business.industry Middle Aged medicine.disease Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Median nerve Surgery body regions Tenderness medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Adipose Tissue Female medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Journal of hand surgery (Edinburgh, Scotland). 22(6) |
| ISSN: | 0266-7681 |
| Popis: | Carpal tunnel decompression gives relief of symptoms of tingling and numbness in the fingers in around 90% of carpal tunnel syndrome cases. The most common complaint after operation is pain and tenderness about the operation scar. The normal median nerve slides back and forth during wrist movement. Loss of this movement due to scar adhesion is suggested as a cause of wound pain and residual symptoms. We performed a controlled, blinded study of bilateral primary carpal tunnel releases comparing standard closure with a hypothenar fat pad flap modified closure. No significant differences in pain or other symptoms were found. |
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