BACKGROUND Open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) is the standard procedure for the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. With the advent of minimally invasive surgery, endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) was introduced. OBJECTIVE To use a decision analytical model to compare ECTR with OCTR in an economic evaluation. METHODS Direct medical costs were obtained from a Canadian universi...

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 ...

AIM To introduce natural orifice transgastric endoscopic surgery (NOTES) tube ileostomy using pelvis-directed submucosal tunneling endoscopic gastrostomy and endoscopic tube ileostomy. METHODS Six live pigs (three each in the non-survival and survival groups) were used. A double-channeled therapeutic endoscope was introduced perorally into the stomach. A gastrostomy was made using a 2-cm tran...

PURPOSE To compare the outcome after open carpal tunnel decompression by specialists versus a nurse practitioner. METHODS Of 1361 cases of open carpel tunnel decompression under local anaesthesia from 1996 to 2008, 807 were performed by specialists (consultant, specialist registrar, or specialty and associate specialist) and 554 by a nurse practitioner (since May 2006). The 2 groups were comp...

BACKGROUND Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the commonest peripheral neuropathies which effects mainly middle aged women. Different techniques are being tried to decrease the postoperative pain in patients operated for CTS. The objective of this study was to compare effectiveness of local injection of steroid and mini incision technique in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome. METHOD...

A total of 30 patients who underwent endoscopic reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament using quadrupled hamstring tendons, through a single drill hole in the femur, had MRI 24 to 28 months after operation. In 18 patients the scans revealed that both the anterior and posterior portions of the graft ran in parallel from the inside of the femoral to the tibial tunnel. In 12, the posterio...

BACKGROUND. Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common upper limb compression neuropathy. Postoperative rehabilitation improves the function of the limb. The aim of this study was to assess the effects of rehabilitation in patients who had undergone endoscopic vs. open surgical carpal tunnel release. MATERIAL AND METHODS. Twenty-six patients were divided into endoscopy (E) and open surgery (K) groups. ...

METHODS: A retrospective review of a Medicare database within the PearlDiver Supercomputer (Warsaw, IN) was performed for patients undergoing open (OCTR) or endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) from 2005–2012. The PearlDiver database is a publicly available Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)compliant national database compiled from a collection of private payer recor...

Introduction The standard open technique for carpal tunnel surgery has wound problems and complications significantly more than minimally invasive surgery using the keyhole Wongsiri technique with MiniSURE, and in particular, the open technique surgery requires a longer time for return to work. CTR surgery with endoscopic devices improves the results with fewer wound problems when compared to t...