The Influence of the Type of Surgical Thread and Suture in the Open Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the result of compression and/or traction of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel. It is the most frequent compressive neuropathy of the upper limbs and it is usually idiopathic. Diagnosis is essentially clinical, defined by symptoms and provocative tests. Decompress...

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Main Authors: Marcelo José Silva Magalhães, Beatriz Xavier Cruz, Fabrício Conceição dos Santos, Isabella Mendes de Oliveira, João Pedro Saraiva Sousa, Thaís de Oliveira Guimarães, Thiago Antunes Lopes, Ernesto José Hoffmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-05-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1603106