Abstract:
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common periphery nerve-trapping syndrome. CTS
(Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) surgery is the most often operation around the world. Carpal
tunnel syndrome occurs as a result of nerve compression at wrist level and generally
appears with affective and motor findings. This symptom is also called hand
acroparesthesia, tenar palsy, tardy median palsy, median neuritis, median tenar neuritis
and so on. It is seen more in adult females over the age of 40. First symptoms are
generally burn up, hyperkinesia, weakness, pain, pins and needles, or loss of sense that
occur in the area where median nerve is eligible for bilateral spread on hand. Neuronal
conduction and electrodiagnostic examinations including needle electromyography are
the most common auxiliary methods used for diagnosis. Treatment procedures are
generally divided into two, being conservative and surgery. Most commonly applied
method is open surgical release. In our study, we shared the perfect results obtained
from 186 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome whom we applied surgery under local
anesthesia without admission to the hospital and we followed up from outpatient
clinics. We also showed that with a practical method as we applied, patients could
return their social and work lives within a short period of time.
