2002
DOI: 10.1007/s004150200004
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Conservative treatment options for carpal tunnel syndrome: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials

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“…Exclusion criteria were: 1) prior treatment with wrist splint or carpal tunnel release surgery; 2) history of median nerve injury from trauma; 3) current pregnancy; 4) history of diabetes mellitus; 5) clinical signs of cervical radiculopathy; or 6) severe thenar muscle atrophy. 10 After inclusion and exclusion criteria were met, each participant received an explanation of the study and signed a written consent form prior to their participation.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Exclusion criteria were: 1) prior treatment with wrist splint or carpal tunnel release surgery; 2) history of median nerve injury from trauma; 3) current pregnancy; 4) history of diabetes mellitus; 5) clinical signs of cervical radiculopathy; or 6) severe thenar muscle atrophy. 10 After inclusion and exclusion criteria were met, each participant received an explanation of the study and signed a written consent form prior to their participation.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…10 A Cochrane database review on nonsurgical versus surgical treatments for CTS concluded surgery was the better approach, however, wrist splinting was the only non-surgical treatment included in the review. 11 Napadow et al 12 had 6 CTS patients undergo 5 weeks of acupuncture and evaluated changes in functional MRI, nerve conduction and Boston Questionnaire (BQ) scores.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Median sinir duyu ve mikst iletim çalışmalarında bileşik duyu aksiyon potansiyeli (BDAP) amplitüd normal, iletim hızı yavaşlamasının saptanması hafif derecede KTS, bu bulgulara median sinir motor iletim çalışmasında DML uzamasının eşlik etmesi ile orta derecede KTS, duyu iletim çalışmalarında BDAP potansiyel saptanamaması, amplitüdünde azalma saptanması ve/veya motor iletim çalışmasında bileşik kas aksiyon potansiyeli (BKAP) amplitüdü azalması ağır derecede KTS olarak yorumlanmaktadır 2,8 , Bu araştırmada BDAP amplitüd (mV), pik duyu iletim hızı (m/sn), mikst iletim hızı (m/sn), BKAP amplitüd (mV), DML (msn) ve ön kol iletim hızı (m/sn) değerlendirmeye alındı. İstatistiksel analiz; Windows için SPSS sürüm 12,0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, İL, ABD) kullanıldı.…”
Section: Materyal Ve Metotunclassified
“…Bu araştırmanın amacı elektrofizyolojik olarak KTS tanısı almış hastaların tedavilerinde kullanılan steroid iyontoforezi, steroid fonoforezi lokal kortikosteroid enjeksiyonu ve NSAII kullanımının semptom, 2,3 . Konservatif tedavi yetersizse veya motor güçsüzlük ve tenar atrofi varsa cerrahi endikedir 1 .…”
Section: Introductionunclassified
“…First we show, however, that meta-analysis was impeded by these problems in 2 systematic reviews concerning conservative and surgical treatment options for CTS. 7,8 …”
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