Open AccessComparison of postoperative pain after open and endoscopic carpal tunnel release
Author(s) -
Mehmet Müfit Orak,
Seyit Ali Gümüştaş,
Tolga Onay,
Serkan Uludağ,
Güven Bulut,
Ülkü Türk Börü
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.173509
Subject(s) - medicine , endoscopic carpal tunnel release , carpal tunnel syndrome , carpal tunnel release , visual analogue scale , surgery , analgesic , carpal tunnel , anesthesia
Results of open and endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery were compared with many studies done previously. To the best of our knowledge, difference in pain after endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) and open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) has not been objectively documented in literature. The aim of the study was to compare the pain intensity in the early postoperative period in patients undergoing OCTR versus those undergoing ECTR.