ArticleFrontiers in surgery2022
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous release procedures in the transverse carpal ligament by acupotomy: A cadaveric study.
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- Comparative Study of Ultrasound-Guided Corticosteroid Injection with Acupotomy Release Versus Injection Alone in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Trial
- Comparison of ultrasound-guided needle-knife release of the transverse carpal ligament with glucocorticoid injection in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: a randomized trial.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided acupotomy: a paradigm shift toward precision and safety in carpal tunnel syndrome therapy.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided hydrodissection combined with acupotomy for moderate-to-severe Carpal tunnel syndrome: electrophysiological and ultrasonographic outcomes and their potential relationship to neuroinflammatory attenuation.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Low-Level He-Ne Laser Therapy Following Acupotomy Release for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Multicenter Retrospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- [Effect of needle-knife release on the median nerve and transverse carpal ligament in rabbits with carpal tunnel syndrome].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-guided needle knife therapy for ligamenta flava in two patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy: case and procedure description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2025Article
- Safety and Efficacy of Carpal Tunnel Release Using a New Surgical Knife With and Without Ultrasound Guidance: Comparative Study in 100 Cadaveric Specimens.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Analysis of Research Trends in Ultrasound-Guided Acupuncture and Dry-Needling: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided acupotomy release for treating common peroneal nerve entrapment syndrome: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2024Article
- Effectiveness and Safety of Acupotomy Treatment on Shoulder Pain: 25 Multicenter Retrospective Study.Journal of pain research · 2023Article
- Imaging diagnosis in peripheral nerve injury.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Review
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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Objective: This study aimed to determine the safety and accuracy of ultrasound-guided acupotomy percutaneous loosening of the transverse carpal ligament. Methods: The 100 upper limb specimens were equally divided into the ultrasound-guided acupotomy group ( Results: In the ultrasound-guided group, the injury rate of nerves, blood vessels and tendons caused by needle-knife release was 0%. In the non-ultrasound-guided group, the rate of nerve, blood vessel and tendon damage was 6 percent, 12 percent and 20 percent, respectively. Conclusion: In this study, we designed a new method for cutting the transverse carpal ligament under ultrasound guidance, which is different from surgery. These results indicate that this is a safe and accurate method of interventional treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
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