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JOURNAL OF HAND SURGERY-EUROPEAN VOLUME
Volume 47, Issue 4, Pages 359-363Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1177/17531934211051276
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Return to work; thread carpal tunnel release; open carpal tunnel release
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A retrospective review compared ultrasound guided thread carpal tunnel release (TCTR) and open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) in hospital employees and found that TCTR resulted in a quicker return to work compared to OCTR. Regardless of the surgical technique, all patients experienced symptom resolution without any complications.
A retrospective review of hospital employees at a single employer institution who underwent ultrasound guided thread carpal tunnel release (TCTR) or open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) between January 2018 and August 2020 was performed to ascertain differences in return-to-work status. Patient age, sex, occupation, handedness, severity of carpal tunnel syndrome, prior treatments and surgical outcomes were reviewed. A total of 18 patients underwent TCTR and 17 patients underwent OCTR. The TCTR group averaged 12 days to return to work without restrictions, as opposed to 33 days for the OCTR group. Resolution of symptoms was afforded in all patients without any complications regardless of surgical technique. While both TCTR and OCTR were effective, our data indicates that TCTR resulted in a shorter return to work.
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