Median nerve transection following carpal tunnel release with an unusual surgical approach: A case study

TÜRKMEN E., SAKÇI M. Ş., ERTEM K.

ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.12, sa.1, ss.111-113, 2021 (ESCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 12 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/acam.20234
  • Dergi Adı: ANNALS OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.111-113
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Multiple mini-invasive surgical approaches have been proposed to reduce the complications accompanied by or emerging from traditional open release of the carpal tunnel. The vertical mini-open blind technique using a short palmar incision distal to the wrist crease has been shown to be safe and easily reproducible with a short recovery period. In the literature, complications involving median nerve injury following carpal tunnel release using the mini-open blind technique through a small incision proximal to the wrist crease are extremely rare or nonexistent. The authors report a case of an incomplete transection of the median nerve following surgery with the mini-invasive (or mini-open) technique through an incision at an unusual site (proximal to the flexion wrist crease).