Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release
Summary:. Acupuncture, one of the most ancient forms of Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat many chronic ailments, but the extant literature reveals uncertainty regarding its efficacy and adverse complications. A specific adverse complication reported multiple times is the finding of broken ne...
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Wolters Kluwer
2023-03-01
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| Series: | Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
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| author | Jawahir Omar AlTamimi, MBBS Sultan K. AlMubarak, MBBS Adil N. AlThobaity, MD, SB − PLAST, FRCSC |
| author_facet | Jawahir Omar AlTamimi, MBBS Sultan K. AlMubarak, MBBS Adil N. AlThobaity, MD, SB − PLAST, FRCSC |
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| description | Summary:. Acupuncture, one of the most ancient forms of Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat many chronic ailments, but the extant literature reveals uncertainty regarding its efficacy and adverse complications. A specific adverse complication reported multiple times is the finding of broken needles incidentally or after symptomatic presentation. We report a case of an incidental finding of an acupuncture needle after a carpal tunnel release. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ba1e84fed854563ae85880e477664e82023-03-27T06:47:44ZengWolters KluwerPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open2169-75742023-03-01113e488710.1097/GOX.0000000000004887202303000-00057Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel ReleaseJawahir Omar AlTamimi, MBBS0Sultan K. AlMubarak, MBBS1Adil N. AlThobaity, MD, SB − PLAST, FRCSC2From the * College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdul-Aziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia‡ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, National Guard Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.‡ Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department, National Guard Hospital, King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.Summary:. Acupuncture, one of the most ancient forms of Chinese medicine, is widely used to treat many chronic ailments, but the extant literature reveals uncertainty regarding its efficacy and adverse complications. A specific adverse complication reported multiple times is the finding of broken needles incidentally or after symptomatic presentation. We report a case of an incidental finding of an acupuncture needle after a carpal tunnel release.http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004887 |
| spellingShingle | Jawahir Omar AlTamimi, MBBS Sultan K. AlMubarak, MBBS Adil N. AlThobaity, MD, SB − PLAST, FRCSC Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open |
| title | Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release |
| title_full | Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release |
| title_fullStr | Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release |
| title_short | Incidental Finding of an Acupuncture Needle in a Carpal Tunnel Release |
| title_sort | incidental finding of an acupuncture needle in a carpal tunnel release |
| url | http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000004887 |
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