Carpal tunnel syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Mini-open incision group:None
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who met the diagnostic criteria for CTS; 2. Patients whose symptoms were not relieved, recurrent, or even aggravated after more than 3 months of strict conservative therapy; 3. Patients with slowed median nerve conduction confirmed by electrodiagnostic test, thickening of the transverse carpal ligament revealed by wrist color Doppler ultrasonography, and median nerve compression.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with CTS combined with peripheral neuropathy, such as diabetes mellitus, cervical spondylosis, or hypothyroidism; 2. Patients with pathological changes, such as intracarpal tunnel masses, gout stones, or rheumatoid synovitis; 3. Patients with previous brachial plexus injury, wrist trauma, wrist deformity, or steroid injection in the wrist.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale;Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire score;Operation time;Incision length;Time of return to work; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHu Feng
The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC
Outcome results
None listed