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Minimally Invasive Palmaris Longus Abductorplasty for Severe Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. 2017

Sze-Ryn Chung, and Robert Tze-Jin Yap, and Andrew Yam Kean Tuck
Department of Hand Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.

Camitz abductorplasty is the most commonly used tendon transfer in patients with severe carpal tunnel syndrome with significant muscle wasting and loss of opposition. This procedure requires a long incision in the palm to harvest a strip of palmar aponeurosis to lengthen the palmaris longus tendon, allowing it to reach the abductor pollicis brevis insertion. Several complications have been attributed to this extensive dissection in the palm. We describe a minimally invasive palmaris longus abductorplasty using a strip of free flexor carpi radialis tendon graft to achieve the necessary length. This can be done together with carpal tunnel release in patients with severe carpal tunnel syndrome.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002349 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Entrapment of the MEDIAN NERVE in the carpal tunnel, which is formed by the flexor retinaculum and the CARPAL BONES. This syndrome may be associated with repetitive occupational trauma (CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS); wrist injuries; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES; rheumatoid arthritis (see ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID); ACROMEGALY; PREGNANCY; and other conditions. Symptoms include burning pain and paresthesias involving the ventral surface of the hand and fingers which may radiate proximally. Impairment of sensation in the distribution of the median nerve and thenar muscle atrophy may occur. (Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1995, Ch51, p45) Compression Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel,Entrapment Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel,Amyotrophy, Thenar, Of Carpal Origin,Median Neuropathy, Carpal Tunnel,Carpal Tunnel Syndromes,Syndrome, Carpal Tunnel,Syndromes, Carpal Tunnel
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013710 Tendons Fibrous bands or cords of CONNECTIVE TISSUE at the ends of SKELETAL MUSCLE FIBERS that serve to attach the MUSCLES to bones and other structures. Endotenon,Epotenon,Tendons, Para-Articular,Tendons, Paraarticular,Endotenons,Epotenons,Para-Articular Tendon,Para-Articular Tendons,Paraarticular Tendon,Paraarticular Tendons,Tendon,Tendon, Para-Articular,Tendon, Paraarticular,Tendons, Para Articular
D019060 Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Procedures that avoid use of open, invasive surgery in favor of closed or local surgery. These generally involve use of laparoscopic devices and remote-controlled manipulation of instruments with indirect observation of the surgical field through an endoscope or similar device. Minimal Access Surgical Procedures,Minimal Surgical Procedures,Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure,Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive,Minimal Surgical Procedure,Minimally Invasive Surgery,Procedure, Minimal Surgical,Procedures, Minimal Access Surgical,Procedures, Minimal Surgical,Procedures, Minimally Invasive Surgical,Surgical Procedure, Minimal,Surgical Procedures, Minimal,Surgical Procedures, Minimal Access,Minimally Invasive Surgeries,Surgeries, Minimally Invasive,Surgery, Minimally Invasive
D019299 Decompression, Surgical A surgical operation for the relief of pressure in a body compartment or on a body part. (From Dorland, 28th ed) Surgical Decompression,Decompressions, Surgical,Surgical Decompressions

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