Carpal tunnel syndrome, the most common entrapment neuropathy of the upper extremity, is caused by compression of the median nerve as it travels through the carpal tunnel. Classically, patients with the condition experience pain and paresthesias in the distribution of the median nerve, which includes the palmar aspect of the thumb, index and middle fingers, and radial half of the ring finger. A...

This study was designed to compare the efficacy of ultrasound and laser treatment for mild to moderate idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. Ninety hands in 50 consecutive patients with carpal tunnel syndrome confirmed by electromyography were allocated randomly in two experimental groups. One group received ultrasound therapy and the other group received low level laser therapy. Ultrasound treatm...

carpal tunnel syndrome (cts) is the most common entrapment neuropathy. it accounts 90% of all entrapment neuropathies all over the world. ultrasound is a non-invasive, cost effective and available para-clinical method which could be applied for cts diagnosis. cross-sectional area of the median nerve at the level of the inlet is considered as a diagnostic criterion in cts cases. in this study, t...

Introduction: Carpal Tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common medical condition that occurs when the median nerve compressed at carpal tunnel. Many people, particularly females, in general population are affected with CTS. This study aims to determine level of awareness CTS among dental professionals India and Malaysia.

We retrospectively reviewed 12 patients (3 men and 9 women, with a mean age of 72 years) who were surgically treated for carpal tunnel syndrome associated with Kienböck disease. All patients except 1 were incidentally diagnosed with Kienböck disease and had little or no wrist pain. Radiographic tests revealed advanced Kienböck disease in all patients. Intraoperative findings indicated that the ...

Introduction: Association of triggering of wrist with carpal tunnel syndrome is rare and is mostly due to malformation of the belly of flexor digitorum superficialis. We report a case with ganglion arising from flexor tenosynovium causing trigger wrist and carpal tunnel Case Report: 60 year old female presented with swelling on the volar aspect of wrist with pain and numbness. The thenar muscle...

OBJECTIVES The aim of study was to assess the usefulness of 3D ultrasonography (3DUS) in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS Fifty patients with carpal tunnel syndrome confirmed by electromyography and 37 healthy control participants underwent 3DUS of the wrists. The mean times per participant for the 3DUS examination and review of the 3D volume set were recorded. The cross-secti...

Computed tomography was used to measure the cross-sectional area of the carpal canals in normal controls of both sexes and in women with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome. The women controls had significantly smaller carpal canals than the men controls both proximally and distally. In the patients both the proximal and distal cross-sectional areas were significantly reduced compared with the wo...

Open release remains the gold standard in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in cases where conservative treatment fails. However, the efficacy of carpal tunnel release in the elderly has been debated in the literature throughout the years. This review aims to review the current evidence pertaining to the efficacy of carpal tunnel release in the elderly. Based on the current evidence, the ...