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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
A new technique of single portal endoscopic carpal tunnel release
Techniques in Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Volume 16, No. 1, Year 2012
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Description
Since the first description of endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) in 1987 by Okutsu many endoscopic techniques have been developed, but the majority of the literature on ECTR has dealt with the Chow and Agee techniques. ECTR is indicated for carpal tunnel syndrome that is not responding to conservative treatment for 6 months. This new technique of ECTR is a single-portal technique using instruments originally designed for endoscopic cubital tunnel release, with no disposable instruments used. It also has the advantage of performing the release with the median nerve protected under direct vision. Ten cases were operated with this technique after performing the procedure on 8 hands of 4 fresh frozen cadavers. There were no neurovascular or tendon injuries with this technique and patients were satisfied with the results. Copyright © 2012 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ip, Wing Yuk Josephine
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Sweed, Tamer Ahmed
Egypt, Alexandria
Faculty of Medicine
Fung, Kwok Keung Boris
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Tipoe, George L.
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Faculty of Medicine
Pun, Tze Shing
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The University of Hong Kong
Statistics
Citations: 17
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1097/BTH.0b013e318230db42
ISSN:
10893393
e-ISSN:
15316572
Research Areas
Violence And Injury