Identification and Preservation of Palmar Cutaneous Nerves During Open Carpal Tunnel Release
- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume)
- Vol. 23 (5) , 607-608
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0266-7681(98)80011-9
Abstract
We looked for crossing cutaneous nerve branches during standard open carpal tunnel release and attempted to preserve them. Open carpal tunnel release was performed on 34 hands in 29 patients. Crossing cutaneous nerves were identified in 47% of hands and successfully preserved in each case. No patient experienced postoperative pillar pain or scar hypersensitivity.Keywords
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