Trial reportEuropean journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie2015
Similar effectiveness of the open versus endoscopic technique for carpal tunnel syndrome: a prospective randomized trial.
Trial report in European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- Open versus Single- or Dual-Portal Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Pooled it
- Diagnostic criteria and outcome measures in randomized clinical trials on carpal tunnel syndrome: a systematic review.Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina · 2023Pooled it
- Open versus endoscopic carpal tunnel release: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2020Pooled it
- Endoscopic versus Open Carpal Tunnel Release: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Asian journal of neurosurgery · 2026Review
- Comparing the Efficacy of Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Repair Versus Open Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Control Trials.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
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- Two-port Endoscopic Surgery for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - A Prospective Cohort Study.Malaysian orthopaedic journal · 2022Article
- Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery- A Systematic Review of Open and Endoscopic Approaches.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2020Review
- Surgery of True Recurring Median Carpal Tunnel Syndrome with Synovial Flap by Wulle Plus Integument Enlargement Leads to a High Patient's Satisfaction and Improved Functionality.Journal of clinical medicine · 2019Article
- Endoscopic carpal tunnel release surgery: a case study in Vietnam.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2019Article
- Comparison of open and endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery regarding clinical outcomes, complication and return to daily life: A prospective comparative study.Pakistan journal of medical sciencesArticle
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This prospective randomized study aims at evaluating the electrophysiological results of endoscopic and open carpal ligament release in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Included in the study were 41 patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome (21 hands in the endoscopic group and 20 hands in the open group). The Boston questionnaire was administered preoperatively and postoperatively to the patients, and their functional capacities and symptom severities were recorded. Physical examination was carried out preoperatively and in the postoperative sixth month. Demographic data and preoperative Boston symptomatic and functional scores were similar between both groups. A significant improvement was obtained in the Boston symptomatic and functional scores of both groups, but no significant difference was found between the groups in terms of improvement in the symptomatic and the functional scores. A significant shortening in median nerve motor distal latency and an increase in the velocity of sensory conductions were determined in both groups in the postoperative electromyography, but no difference was found between them in terms of improvement in the electromyography values. It was shown both clinically and electrophysiologically that endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery was as effective as open surgery as a treatment method for carpal tunnel syndrome.
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