| The Effects of
Surgical Decompression in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome |
| 수근관 증후군에서 외과적 감압술의 효과 |
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박준형; 박영춘; 이상도; 임정근; 이동국 |
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| Abstract |
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The superiority of surgical
treatment in CTS has already been demonstrated. But there has been rarely reported to the effect of surgical treatment in CTS in Korea. This study was performed to evaluate the clinical and electrophysiological changes after surgical decompression in carpal tunnel syndrome(CTS). Twenty-two patients with CTS; 16 bilaterally; for a total 38 hands; were evaluated preoperatively and postoperatively with neurological examination and electrophysiologic studies. Clinical improvement was observed in all cases following decompression. In all but one of the 38 CTS hands; a varying degree of improvement was demonstrated in the terminal latency of the median nerve. There was no recurrence of CTS during follow up of 7 to 42 months after surgical decompression. The surgical decompression was very effective in CTS. |
| Key Words:
Carpal tunnel syndrome,
Surgical decompression
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