Sonographic Appearance of the Median Nerve Following Revision Carpal Tunnel Surgery

The main objective of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the sonographic appearance of the postoperative carpal tunnel and median nerve. Carpal tunnel surgical treatment failures have been shown to occur in up to 19% of a large series requiring re-exploration. Surgical management options for recu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Shapiro, Shane A, Alkhamisi, Ashkan, Pujalte, George G A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
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Pictorial Essay
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4860455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27195177
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2156-7514.179419
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Sumario:The main objective of this pictorial essay is to illustrate the sonographic appearance of the postoperative carpal tunnel and median nerve. Carpal tunnel surgical treatment failures have been shown to occur in up to 19% of a large series requiring re-exploration. Surgical management options for recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) include revision release, neurolysis, vein wrapping, and fat grafting procedures. While several descriptions of median nerve entrapment in CTS exist in the ultrasound literature, little is written regarding its postoperative appearance. We report the sonographic changes in the appearance of the median nerve and postoperative carpal tunnel.

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