A Colour Atlas of Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / / W. Bruce Conolly.

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Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [1984]
©1984
Year of Publication:1984
Edition:Reprint 2023
Language:English
Series:Single surgical procedures ; 9
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Physical Description:1 online resource (100 p.) :; 111 colour photos
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Part A. Carpal tunnel syndrome: general principles
  • Acknowledgements
  • This book is dedicated to
  • Introduction
  • Definition and synonyms
  • Historical aspects
  • Anatomy
  • Pathogenesis
  • Causes of carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Changes in the median neive
  • Clinical features
  • Investigations
  • Differential diagnosis
  • General principles of treatment Conservative treatment
  • Operative and postoperative treatment
  • Complications and results
  • Results of carpal tunnel decompression
  • Part B. Carpal tunnel decompression (and related procedures) — surgical techniques
  • Surgical anatomy of the median nerve
  • Preoperative management. Anaesthesia
  • Instruments
  • Incision
  • Exposure
  • Division of the flexor retinaculum and related fascia
  • Exposure of the median nerve
  • External median neurolysis
  • Internal median neurolysis (endoneurolysis)
  • Flexor tenosynovectomy
  • Ulnar neurolysis
  • Operation for persistent or recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Reconstruction of the flexor retinaculum; Tendon transfer for opposition of the thumb
  • Exploration of the carpal tunnel floor
  • Wound closure
  • Dressing technique
  • Splintage
  • Postoperative care
  • References
  • Miscellaneous tables
  • Index