ReviewWorld journal of orthopedics2023
Update on surgical procedures for carpal tunnel syndrome: What is the current evidence and practice? What are the future research directions?
Review in World journal of orthopedics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06243848 (Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Injection With Traditional Median Nerve Decompression Surgery in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Injection With Traditional Median Nerve Decompression Surgery in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Study
Who cites it
17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Carpal tunnel release with ultrasound guidance : Efficacy and safety].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Pooled it
- The frequency of the palmaris longus tendon in patients who have undergone carpal tunnel release surgery: A case-control study.Medicine · 2026Article
- Comprehensive Sonographic Paradigm and Trend Pattern of Median Nerve Indices in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from Wrist to Forearm: What We Need to Know.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Advancements in Surgical Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Comparative Review of Open, Endoscopic, and Ultra-Minimally Invasive Techniques.Advances in orthopedics · 2026Review
- Carpometacarpal Osteoarthritis Is Associated With an Increased Risk of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Article
- Evaluation of Clemastine's Effects on Clinical and Electrodiagnostic Parameters in Individuals With CTS: A Preliminary Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind RCT.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- Wide-awake local anaesthesia in bilateral endoscopic carpal tunnel release Surgery: An efficient ergonomic approach.Journal of hand and microsurgery · 2025Review
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- Long-Term Functional Outcomes and Quality of Life Following Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Fluorescein Angiography for Monitoring Neural Blood Flow in Chronic Nerve Compression Neuropathy: Experimental Animal Models and Preliminary Clinical Observations.Neurology international · 2024Article
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- Occupational Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: a scoping review of causes, mechanisms, diagnosis, and intervention strategies.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Optimizing Recovery After Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Release Surgery: The Role of Counseling in Pain Management and Perioperative Functional Enhancement.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
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- A Comparison of Tissue Adhesive Material and Suture as Wound-Closure Techniques following Carpal Tunnel Decompression: A Single-Center Randomized Control Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a multifactorial compression neuropathy. It is reported to be very common and rising globally. CTS's treatment varies from conservative measures to surgical treatments. Surgery has shown to be an effective method for more severe cases. However few unclear aspects and room for further research and improvements still remains. We performed a narrative literature review on the most up to date progress and innovation in terms of surgical treatments for CTS. The simple algorithm of leaving the choice of the surgical method to surgeons' preference and experience (together with consideration of patients' related factors) seem to be the best available option, which is supported by the most recent metanalysis and systematic reviews. We suggest that surgeons (unless in presence of precise indications towards endoscopic release) should tend to perform a minimally invasive open approach release, favoring the advantage of a better neurovascular structures visualization (and a consequent higher chance to perform a complete release with long term relief of symptoms) instead of favoring an early reduction (in the first postoperative days) of immobilization and pain. Research towards a universally accepted standardization should be aimed for by the researchers, who have failed to date to sufficiently limit bias and limitations.
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