In a previous study the prevalence of Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) in patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) was found to be 60% which is much higher than that in the general population. We undertook a further study of the same cohort of patients have both CTS and RP and who had an open release of the carpal tunnel, to observe the effects of the operation on RP. We observed whether ...

AIM Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the frequent problems of the patients who underwent hemodialysis (HD). The role of venous hypertension due to arteriovenous fistula (AVF) has not been clarified completely; therefore, we aimed to investigate the role of venous hypertension due to AVF in hemodialysis patients who had CTS. PATIENTS AND METHODS We included 12 patients who had been recei...

Carpal and cubital tunnel syndromes are the most common compressive neuropathies of upper limb. Since end 20th century, endoscopic technologies have become increasingly popular in decompression surgery for compression neuropathies. 2017, 194 patients been operated on basis Institute Microsurgery (Tomsk, Russia), which 154 with carpal syndrome (1st group) 40 (2nd group). In postoperative period,...

The primary aim of this paper was to assess the relevance of high-frequency ultra-sound examination in qualifying patients for either surgical or conservative treatment of peripheral entrapment neuropathies. The study was conducted in a group of 55 patients aged 7-83 (mean age 43.6), including 28 males and 27 females, who in 2009-2011 were referred to an ultrasound examination due to a clinical...

STUDY DESIGN Randomized clinical trial. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of ischemic compression therapy in the treatment of chronic carpal tunnel syndrome. METHOD Fifty-five patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome were randomized to two groups. Thirty-seven patients received 15 experimental treatments which consisted of ischemic compressions at trigger poin...

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, wh...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the displacement of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel during finger motion at varied wrist positions using transverse ultrasound in healthy volunteers, in order to clarify the appropriate position of a wrist splint in treating carpal tunnel syndrome. METHODS Fifty wrists of 25 asymptomatic volunteers were evaluated by transverse ultraso...

Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is caused by the compression of neurovascular structures in thoracic cage. TOS can be classified into neurogenic (NTOS) and vascular TOS. Congenital anomalies, such as cervical ribs elongated C7 transverse processes, may cause NTOS. NTOS subcategorized either disputed or true True NTOS, a very rare disease with prevalence about one million, diagnosed weakness atro...

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) refers to a class of injuries characterized by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. CTS injuries cause pain, weakness, and numbness in the hands and are common among video gamers and workers that maintain their wrists in ergonomically unfavorable positions. Current CTS qualification methods are well documented, whereas the condition of the hand musc...

We investigated how repetitive hand activity normally affects carpal tunnel pressure and whether a flexible wrist splint can influence this effect. Nineteen healthy subjects were evaluated under four test conditions: at rest with and without a wrist splint (baseline) and while performing a repetitive task with and without a wrist splint. The task involved loading and unloading 1 lb. cans from a...