Follow-up results of surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in local anesthesia.
Of 107 patients (121 hands) operated for carpal tunnel syndrome at the University Clinic of Neurosurgery, Graz 99 patients were operated in local anesthesia. 82 patients (94 hands) came for follow-up examinations. After an average observation period of 19 months, the patients judged the postoperative results as follows (without regard to possible additional diseases): 78 hands (83%) "excellent" or "good", 13 hands (13.8%) "improved," and 3 "unchanged" (3.2%). On the basis of these results, the low stress for the patient, and the minimal rate of complications due to anesthesia, we recommend local anesthesia for surgical treatment of CTS.
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Department for Neurosurgery, University Graz (Univ.-Klinik für Neurochirurgie Graz, Osterreich).
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Müllegger
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Gindl
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008012:Lidocaine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D008012:Lidocaine