CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, GENERALITIES, MANAGEMENT AND TREATMENT

Introduction: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), also called median wrist mononeuropathy, is the most frequent nerve compression reaching up to 90%. Objective: To detail current information related carpal and its management, as well analyze conservative surgical treatment of this disease. Methodology: A total 27 articles were analyzed in review, including review original articles, clinical cases, which 18 bibliographies used because other 9 not relevant study. The sources PubMed, Google Scholar Cochrane; terms search for Spanish, Portuguese English were: túnel carpiano, síndrome do carpo e AINEs, syndrome, patients with corticoids tunnel. Results: Wrist flexion extension increase pressure canal, leading following symptoms: pain, numbness paresthesia. Corticosteroid injections are recommended mild moderate syndrome. Endoscopic release has less postoperative earlier recovery grip pinch strength, compared open release. Postoperative complications infrequent minimal transient. Conclusions: oppression at level joint, may be accompanied limitation epineural axoplasmic blood flow, dysfunction, edema, scarring. diagnosis been made through a mixture history physical examination maneuvers, however, use ultrasound electrodiagnostic tests now being supported. There treatments, among evidence shows that steroid injection effective present good results. KEY WORDS: Syndrome, tunnel, carpal, mononeuropathy