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Single vs Double Incision Carpal Tunnel Release in Thumb Arthritis & Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients

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December 2022

Single vs Double Incision Carpal Tunnel Release in Thumb Arthritis & Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients

Vol: 302| Issue: 4| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Basal joint arthroplasty and carpal tunnel release comparing a single versus double incision: a prospective randomized study

Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol. 2022 01-Oct;():. 10.1007/s00590-021-03086-x

Contributing Authors:
I Esteban-Feliu I Gallardo-Calero S Barrera-Ochoa N Vidal-Tarrason X Mir A Lluch-Bergada

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Synopsis

Forty patients with thumb arthritis and carpal tunnel syndrome were randomized to receive a trapeziectomy procedure and carpal tunnel release performed with a single-incision (n=20) or two-incision approach (n=20). Outcomes of interest included pain on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS), the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ), the Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (Quick-DASH) scores,...

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