Clinical study and evaluation of the surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

ABSTRACT

58 hands suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome [CTS] have been examined clinically, radiologically and electrophysiologically to present information about the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of this syndrome. Subjective or objective sensory disturbances were always present along the median nerve distribution in the hand. In few cases proximal symptoms in the forearm and shoulder were present. Local cortisone injection was found to be rapidly but temporarily effective. Surgical decompression was effective in nearly 91% of cases whatever the underlying associated pathology which did not affect the prognosis