Long-term results of surgical treatment with the use of transverse carpal ligament reconstruction in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome depending on the age categories and severity of the disease

Carpal tunnel syndrome is one of the most common neuropathies upper extremities. The disease manifested by pain in hand, accompanied numbness, paresthesia, muscle weakness, a significant decrease grip strength and marked deterioration functional state hand as whole, which causes disability patients. Surgical treatment pathology considered effective. In order to assess long-term results surgical with use transverse carpal ligament reconstruction, depending on age severity disease, clinical examination 48 patients was conducted periods before surgery 6 months after surgery. were divided into four groups categories: from 18 44 years old, 45 60 61 75 over three according classification R. Szabo. included specialized provocative tests questionnaires, dynamometry electoroneuromyography. It determined that grade II SPC categories had best indicators.