[Intraoperative electroneurography during decompression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel].
Observations in 261 patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome in whom 303 decompressions of the median nerve had been performed led us to the conclusion that a definite improvement of the transmission rate occurs during operation. Distal latency has been measured during operation in 20 patients before and after transecting the flexor retinaculum, after neurolysis and also after releasing the tourniquet. Our findings confirm a positive effect on the transmission rate occurring immediately after transecting the flexor retinaculum.
D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000502:physiology; D009431:Neural Conduction
Intraoperative Elektroneurographie bei Dekompression des N. medianus im Karpaltunnel.