Carpal tunnel syndrome : comparative study between traditional incision and mini palmar incision

Abstract EN

CTS is the most common peripheral nerve compression disorders.

Surgical treatment of CTS involves many procedures ranging from the traditional incision to variety of minimal invasive techniques.

The aim of the study is to compare the results of surgical treatment of CTS using traditional incision and 1.5 cm palmar incision regarding postoperative pain, scar tenderness, returning to daily activity and patient satisfactory score.

We studied 200 patients, half of them treated with traditional incision of CTS surgical decompression and other half treated with 1.5cm mini palmar incision of CTS surgical decompression.

We followed those patients regarding postoperative pain, scar tenderness, returning to daily activity and patient satisfactory score for 3 months period of follow up.

We found in this study that mini palmar incision 1.5cm is safe and effective as traditional open release technique with better results regarding postoperative pain, scar tenderness, time needed to return to daily activity and patient satisfaction with the surgery.