Peer-reviewed research
Does Recurrence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) after Complete Division of the Transverse Ligament Really Exist?
Fatma Kilinc, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021 · DOI 10.3390/jcm10184208
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- What it is
- A single-centre study of 156 patients operated on for carpal tunnel syndrome over eleven years, with long-term follow-up by standardised telephone interview about persisting symptoms and recurrence.
- How much weight it carries
- Single centre, with a modest number of operations and telephone follow-up that depends on patient report. It is useful for the pattern of long-term symptoms, not as a precise recurrence rate.
Facts taken from this source
- In a 2021 single-centre study of 156 operations, 128 were first operations for carpal tunnel syndrome in that department.
“Of the 156 patients, 128 underwent first surgical intervention due to CTS in our department.” (Abstract)
- In long-term follow-up after carpal tunnel release, two-thirds of patients had no symptoms at all and one-third described mild persisting numbness.
“In long-term follow-up, two-thirds of these patients had no symptoms at all; one-third of the patients described mild persisting numbness.” (Abstract)
- In a single-centre study of carpal tunnel surgery, none of the patients who had a first operation there had a recurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome at long-term follow-up.
“None of the patients experienced a recurrence of CTS.” (Abstract)