Carpal tunnel syndrome: Diagnosis and surgical treatment

Abstract

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a compressive idiopathic neuropathy, most commonly affecting the median nerve in the upper extremity. CTS have high prevalence, with up to 70% of cases in women aged between 45 and 60 years. Typical manifestations of CTS are numbness of the index and middle fingers, which also become painful and cause the patient to awaken from sleep. In the period from January 2008 to October 2011 at the Orthopedics Clinic of the University of Kosovo, surgery for decompression of the median nerve was performed for 32 patients with CTS. The patients had an average age of 49.1 years. After surgery, 81.25% of the patients experienced complete improvement, whereas partial improvements were noted in 18.75% of the patients. This treatment is easy and feasible, has high efficiency, can be performed under local anaesthesia, and confers improvements in terms of return to daily activities, with low risk of complications or relapse

The Relationship of Age, Working Periode, and Work Attitude with Complaints of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome on Workers in the Sumenep Batik Industry Indonesia

“…Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a disorder caused by excessive use of hands for a long time period (10) . Age factors, working period, and work attitudes are some of the factors that can cause CTS (6) .…”

Solitary Calcified Nodules as the Cause of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Two Case Reports and Literature Reviews

“…Other pathogeneses include local disease, such as inflammation, trauma, tumors, or anatomical anomalies, as well as regional etiology, including rheumatoid arthritis, gout, and osteoarthritis. Furthermore, some systemic causes, such as diabetes mellitus and pregnancy, can also cause CTS (1, 3).…”

Latihan Mobilisasi Neurodinamik Untuk Mencegah Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Cts) Pada Lansia Di Yayasan Uma Kandung Banjarmasin

“…Penderita CTS dalam waktu yang lama dapat menimbulkan masalah ekonomi pada seseorang, hal ini terjadi selain karena penurunan produktivitas tetapi juga banyaknya biaya yang dikeluarkan dalam proses pengobatan, maka metode pengobatan penderita CTS secara efektif dan efisien sangat diperlukan (Hamzeh et al, 2020). Pada beberapa kasus CTS belum diketahui penyebabnya secara pasti, tetapi erat hubungannya dengan aktivitas berlebihan dan berulang yang melibatkan pergelangan tangan (Morina et al, 2012). Penyebab utama dari keluhan umumnya tidak dapat ditemukan secara pasti, namun dikatakan sangat berhubungan dengan penggunaan tangan saat melakukan pekerjaan, hobi, kesenian, dan olah raga.…”