Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release

Acupuncture, one of the most ancient forms of Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat many chronic ailments, but the extant literature reveals uncertainty regarding its efficacy and adverse complications. A specific adverse complication reported multiple times is the finding of broken needles inci...

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Autores principales: AlTamimi, Jawahir Omar, AlMubarak, Sultan K., AlThobaity, Adil N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023
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Peripheral Nerve
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10019214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36936457
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004887
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description Acupuncture, one of the most ancient forms of Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat many chronic ailments, but the extant literature reveals uncertainty regarding its efficacy and adverse complications. A specific adverse complication reported multiple times is the finding of broken needles incidentally or after symptomatic presentation. We report a case of an incidental finding of an acupuncture needle after a carpal tunnel release.
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spelling pubmed-100192142023-03-17 Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release AlTamimi, Jawahir Omar AlMubarak, Sultan K. AlThobaity, Adil N. Plast Reconstr Surg Glob Open Peripheral Nerve Acupuncture, one of the most ancient forms of Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat many chronic ailments, but the extant literature reveals uncertainty regarding its efficacy and adverse complications. A specific adverse complication reported multiple times is the finding of broken needles incidentally or after symptomatic presentation. We report a case of an incidental finding of an acupuncture needle after a carpal tunnel release. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2023-03-16 /pmc/articles/PMC10019214/ /pubmed/36936457 http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004887 Text en Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American Society of Plastic Surgeons. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives License 4.0 (CCBY-NC-ND) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) , where it is permissible to download and share the work provided it is properly cited. The work cannot be changed in any way or used commercially without permission from the journal.
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title_fullStr Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release
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title_short Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release
title_sort incidental finding of an acupuncture needle in a carpal tunnel release
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10019214/
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