Surgical decompression of the carpal tunnel through small transverse incision

ABSTRACT

20 cases of idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome were included in this study. All of them were females, aged between 25-40 years, had been surgically decompressed through a small transverse skin incision in the volar skin crease of the wrist. The procedure is simple, minimally invasive, safe, effective, cosmetically excellent and ends in a rapid return to normal activity. It is an alternative to the endoscopic procedure