ReviewDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Ultrasound-Guided Interventions for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Injection With Traditional Median Nerve Decompression Surgery in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Study
Efficacy of Ultrasound-guided Dorsal Scapular Nerve Injection Combined With Rhomboideus Muscle Needle Release
Ultrasound-based Artificial Intelligence for Grading of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, a Multicenter Study in China
Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Infiltration: Comparison Between the Manual Method and a Robot-Assisted Method - A Pilot, Comparative, Randomized Study
Who cites it
34 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Carpal tunnel release with ultrasound guidance : Efficacy and safety].Orthopadie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Pooled it
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- Local injection therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Pooled it
- Recent Advances in Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection and Dextrose Prolotherapy for Musculoskeletal Pain: A Target-Based State-of-the-Art Narrative Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Safety and Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Release: A Systematic Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- The Role of Ultrasound Across the Continuum of Care for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine · 2026Review
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- Rising Use of Ultrasound-Guided Carpal Tunnel Injections: National Trends, Drivers of Utilization, and Outcomes.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Article
- Prospective Multicenter Propensity Score-matched Comparison of Ultrasound-guided Versus Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2026Article
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- The evolving landscape of minimally invasive procedures in musculoskeletal diseases-part I.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Current Surgical Trends in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.Archives of plastic surgery · 2026Article
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- Comparative Efficacy of Scalene versus Scapular Approach for Ultrasound-Guided Corticosteroid Hydrodissection in Dorsal Scapular Nerve Entrapment: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Ultrasound-guided acupotomy: a paradigm shift toward precision and safety in carpal tunnel syndrome therapy.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
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- Novel Sonoguided Digital Palpation and Hydrodissection for Sural Nerve Dysfunction Mimicking Achilles Tendinopathy in a Psoriasis Patient.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection with Needle Stabilization: An Innovative Nerve-Sparing Approach to Remove a Contraceptive Implant Causing Ulnar Neuropathy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Confirming the Presence of Neurapraxia and Its Potential for Immediate Reversal by Novel Diagnostic and Therapeutic Ultrasound-Guided Hydrodissection Using 5% Dextrose in Water Without Local Anesthetics: Application in a Case of Acute Radial Nerve Palsy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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6 authors at 6 institutions in 7 countries.
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Abstract
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral entrapment, and recently, ultrasound-guided perineural injection (UPIT) and percutaneous flexor retinaculum release (UPCTR) have been utilized to treat CTS. However, no systematic review or meta-analysis has included both intervention types of ultrasound-guided interventions for CTS. Therefore, we performed this review using four databases (i.e., PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus, and Cochrane) to evaluate the quality of evidence, effectiveness, and safety of the published studies on ultrasound-guided interventions in CTS. Among sixty studies selected for systemic review, 20 randomized treatment comparison or controlled studies were included in six meta-analyses. Steroid UPIT with ultrasound guidance outperformed that with landmark guidance. UPIT with higher-dose steroids outperformed that with lower-dose steroids. UPIT with 5% dextrose in water (D5W) outperformed control injection and hydrodissection with high-volume D5W was superior to that with low-volume D5W. UPIT with platelet-rich plasma outperformed various control treatments. UPCTR outperformed open surgery in terms of symptom improvement but not functional improvement. No serious adverse events were reported in the studies reviewed. The findings suggest that both UPIT and UPCTR may provide clinically important benefits and appear safe. Further treatment comparison studies are required to determine comparative therapeutic efficacy.
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