| Chapter title |
Secondary carpal tunnel surgery.
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 40 |
| Book title |
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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| Published in |
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, June 2001
|
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-540-49008-1_40 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-54-022387-0, 978-3-54-049008-1
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| Authors |
T. H. H. Tung, S. E. Mackinnon, Tung, T. H. H., Mackinnon, S. E. |
| Abstract |
A small but significant group of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome "fail" primary carpal tunnel release and require secondary surgery. The persistence or recurrence of previous symptoms or the development of new symptoms is often indicative of the nature of the patient's problem. Postoperative complications may be classified into the general areas of neurological, vascular, tendon, and wrist complaints. A thorough clinical evaluation, including a complete neurological examination of the hand and upper extremity, provides an accurate assessment of the status of the median nerve. Important surgical techniques that may be used during secondary carpal tunnel surgery include internal neurolysis, neuroma-in-continuity assessment, neuroma management, nerve grafting, and tissue interposition flaps. |
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