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Trial reportInternational journal of clinical practice2022

Comparison of the Therapeutic Effect of the Mini-Open Incision and Conventional Open Neurolysis of the Median Nerve for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Feng Hu, Liang Lu, Jianxue Zeng, Duoyu Li, Bin Liu

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Trial report in International journal of clinical practice, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Feng HuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC Anhui Provincial Hospital, No. 17 of Lujiang Road, Hefei, China.
Liang LuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC Anhui Provincial Hospital, No. 17 of Lujiang Road, Hefei, China.
Jianxue ZengDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC Anhui Provincial Hospital, No. 17 of Lujiang Road, Hefei, China.
Duoyu LiDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC Anhui Provincial Hospital, No. 17 of Lujiang Road, Hefei, China.
Bin LiuDepartment of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC Anhui Provincial Hospital, No. 17 of Lujiang Road, Hefei, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3562-146X
Anhui Provincial Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic effects of the mini-open incision and conventional open surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Methods: The clinical data of 52 patients with CTS treated at the First Affiliated Hospital of the University of Science and Technology of China from October 2020 to February 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The patients were divided into the conventional open surgery group (28 cases) and the mini-open incision group (24 cases) according to different surgical incisions applied. The incision length, operation time, time until postoperative return to work, and complications were observed in the two groups. The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for pain at one day, one month, and three months after surgery and the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire scores before, at one month, and at three months after surgery were compared between the two groups. Results: The incision length, operation time, and time until return to work in the mini-open incision group were all shorter than those in the conventional open surgery group (2.58 ± 0.35 vs. 7.32 ± 0.61 cm, 18.67 ± 2.62 vs. 29.46 ± 3.42 min, and 5.33 ± 1.40 vs. 13.86 ± 2.70 d, respectively), and differences were statistically significant ( Conclusion: Mini-open incision surgery for CTS was a safe and reliable procedure with a precise therapeutic effect, minimal surgical trauma, and high postoperative comfort for patients and could achieve enhanced recovery.

Indexed as

Carpal Tunnel SyndromeSurgical WoundCicatrixHumansMedian NervePainRetrospective StudiesTreatment Outcome

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PMID36340966
PMCPMC9616651
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