title: Follow-up results of surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in local anesthesia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department for Neurosurgery, University Graz (Univ.-Klinik für Neurochirurgie Graz, Osterreich).
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Flaschka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eder
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Müllegger
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Gindl
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D008012:Lidocaine