TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kilinç, Fatma
A1  - Behmanesh, Bedjan
A1  - Seifert, Volker
A1  - Marquardt, Gerhard
T1  - Does recurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) after complete division of the transverse ligament really exist?
T2  - Journal of Clinical Medicine
N2  - The aim of this study was to evaluate whether recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) after complete and sufficient division of the transverse ligament really exists. Another goal was to analyze the underlying reasons for recurrent CTS operated on in our department. Over an observation period of eleven years, 156 patients underwent surgical intervention due to CTS. The records of each patient were analyzed with respect to baseline data (age, gender, affected hand), as were clinical signs and symptoms pre- and postoperatively. To assess long-term results, standardized telephone interviews were performed using a structured questionnaire in which the patients were questioned about persisting symptoms, if any. Of the 156 patients, 128 underwent first surgical intervention due to CTS in our department. In long-term follow-up, two-thirds of these patients had no symptoms at all; one-third of the patients described mild persisting numbness. None of the patients experienced a recurrence of CTS. The 28 patients who received their first operation outside of our department were operated on for recurrent CTS. The cause of recurrence was incomplete division of the distal part of the transverse carpal ligament in all cases. The results suggest that recurrent CTS after complete and sufficient division of the transverse ligament is very unlikely.
KW  - carpal tunnel syndrome
KW  - revision surgery
KW  - peripheral nerve
Y1  - 2021
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/63510
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-635105
SN  - 2077-0383
VL  - 10
IS  - 18, art. 4208
SP  - 1
EP  - 7
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -