Intraneural median nerve pressure in carpal tunnel syndrome.
In order to determine whether endoscopic carpal tunnel release decompresses the median nerve, we measured the intraneural median nerve pressure pre- and postoperatively in 55 hands. The median nerve pressure was significantly reduced postoperatively.
Okutsu
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Medical Center, Tokyo. okutsu@mtg.biglobe.ne.jp
Hamanaka
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I
Chiyokura
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Y
Miyauchi
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Y
Sugiyama
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K
D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008475:Median Nerve / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011312:Pressure