Optimal management of carpal tunnel syndrome

References

• KatzJNLewRABessetteLPrevalence and predictors of longterm work disability due to carpal tunnel syndromeAm J Ind Med19983365435509582945
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FeuersteinMMillerVLBurrellLMBergerROccupational upper extremity disorders in the federal workforce. Prevalence, health care expenditures, and patterns of work disabilityJ Occup Environ Med19984065465559636935
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• LatinovicRGullifordMCHughesRAIncidence of common compressive neuropathies in primary careJ Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry200677226326516421136
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BeckerJNoraDBGomesIAn evaluation of gender, obesity, age and diabetes mellitus as risk factors for carpal tunnel syndromeClin Neurophysiol200211391429143412169324
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GeogheganJMClarkDIBainbridgeLCSmithCHubbardRRisk factors in carpal tunnel syndromeJ Hand Surg Br200429431532015234492
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• AshworthNCarpal Tunnel SyndromeAvailable from: http://www.emedicine.com/pmr/topic21.htm Accessed on May 28, 2010.
   Google Scholar
• FullerDCarpal Tunnel SyndromeAvailable from: http://www.emedicine.com/orthoped/topic455.htm Accessed on 28 May, 2010.
   Google Scholar
• HanrahanLPHigginsDAndersonHSmithMWisconsin occupational carpal tunnel syndrome surveillance: The incidence of surgically treated casesWis Med J199392126856898109131
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• US Department of Labor Bureau of Labor StatisticsAvailable from: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/osh2.t11.htm Accessed on Jun 23, 2010.
   Google Scholar
• National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke (NINDS)Available from: http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/carpal_tunnel/detail_carpal_tunnel.htm Accessed on Jun 24, 2010.
   Google Scholar
• KeithMWMasearVChungKCAmerican Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Clinical Practice Guideline on diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndromeJ Bone Joint Surg Am200991102478247919797585
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Practice parameter for carpal tunnel syndrome (summary statement). Report of the Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of NeurologyNeurology19934311240624098232968
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• JarvikJGComstockBAKliotMSurgery versus non-surgical therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomised parallel-group trialLancet200937496951074108119782873
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KeithMWMasearVAmadioPCTreatment of carpal tunnel syndromeJ Am Acad Orthop Surg200917639740519474449
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• American Academy of OrthopaedicSurgeons Work Group PanelClinical practice guideline on the treatment of carpal tunnel syndromeAvailable at: www.aaos.org/research/guidelines/CTStreatmentguide.asp Accessed on Jun 24, 2010.
   Google Scholar
• VerdugoRJSalinasRACastilloJLCeaJGSurgical versus non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndromeCochrane Database Syst Rev20084CD00155218843618
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PomeranceJZurakowskiDFineIThe cost-effectiveness of nonsurgical versus surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndromeJ Hand Surg Am20093471193120019700068
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HaaseSCChungKCThe cost-effectiveness of nonsurgical versus surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome: Invited commentaryJ Hand Surg Am20093471201120319700069
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PiazziniDBAprileIFerraraPEA systematic review of conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndromeClin Rehabil200721429931417613571
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• de AngelisMVPierfeliceFDi GiovanniPStanisciaTUnciniAEfficacy of a soft hand brace and a wrist splint for carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled studyActa Neurol Scand20091191687418638040
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BriningerTLRogersJCHolmMBBakerNALiZMGoitzRJEfficacy of a fabricated customized splint and tendon and nerve gliding exercises for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trialArch Phys Med Rehabil200788111429143517964883
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MarshallSTardifGAshworthNLocal corticosteroid injection for carpal tunnel syndromeCochrane Database Syst Rev20072CD00155417443508
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• GurcayEUnluEGurcayAGTuncayRCakciAEvaluation of the effect of local corticosteroid injection and anti-inflammatory medication in carpal tunnel syndromeScott Med J20095414619291926
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• BakhtiaryAHRashidy-PourAUltrasound and laser therapy in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndromeAust J Physiother200450314715115482245
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• O’ConnorDMarshallSMassy-WestroppNNon-surgical treatment (other than steroid injection) for carpal tunnel syndromeCochrane Database Syst Rev20031CD00321912535461
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• ConcannonMJBrownfieldMLPuckettCLThe incidence of recurrence after endoscopic carpal tunnel releasePlast Reconstr Surg200010551662166510809095
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PhalenGSReflections on 21 years’ experience with the carpal-tunnel syndromeJAMA19702128136513675467525
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• PfefferGBGelbermanRHBoyesJHRydevikBThe history of carpal tunnel syndromeJ Hand Surg Br198813128343283274
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• GerritsenAAUitdehaagBMvan GeldereDScholtenRJde VetHCBouterLMSystematic review of randomized clinical trials of surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndromeBr J Surg200188101285129511578281
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• KulickMIGordilloGJavidiTKilgoreESJrNewmayerWL3rdLong-term analysis of patients having surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndromeJ Hand Surg Am198611159663944445
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ScholtenRJMink van der MolenAUitdehaagBMBouterLMde VetHCSurgical treatment options for carpal tunnel syndromeCochrane Database Syst Rev20074CD00390517943805
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HamedARMakkiDChariRPackerGDouble- versus single-incision technique for open carpal tunnel releaseOrthopedics20093210
   Google Scholar
• OkutsuINinomiyaSTakatoriYUgawaYEndoscopic management of carpal tunnel syndromeArthroscopy19895111182706046
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• MackenzieDJHainerRWheatleyMJEarly recovery after endoscopic vs short-incision open carpal tunnel releaseAnn Plast Surg200044660160410884075
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• FerdinandRDMacLeanJGEndoscopic versus open carpal tunnel release in bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome. A prospective, randomised, blinded assessmentJ Bone Joint Surg Br200284337537912002496
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• TrumbleTEDiaoEAbramsRAGilbert-AndersonMMSingleportal endoscopic carpal tunnel release compared with open release: A prospective, randomized trialJ Bone Joint Surg Am200284A71107111512107308
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AtroshiIHoferMLarssonGUOrnsteinEJohnssonRRanstamJOpen compared with 2-portal endoscopic carpal tunnel release: A 5-year follow-up of a randomized controlled trialJ Hand Surg Am200934226627219181226
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• ChowJCEndoscopic release of the carpal ligament for carpal tunnel syndrome: 22-month clinical resultArthroscopy1990642882962264896
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• PalmerDHPaulsonJCLane-LarsenCLPeulenVKOlsonJDEndoscopic carpal tunnel release: A comparison of two techniques with open releaseArthroscopy1993954985088280321
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• MurphyRXJrJenningsJFWukichDKMajor neurovascular complications of endoscopic carpal tunnel releaseJ Hand Surg Am19941911141188169354
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• AtroshiILarssonGUOrnsteinEHoferMJohnssonRRanstamJOutcomes of endoscopic surgery compared with open surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome among employed patients: Randomised controlled trialBMJ20063327556147316777857
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• WongKCHungLKHoPCWongJMCarpal tunnel release. A prospective, randomised study of endoscopic versus limited-open methodsJ Bone Joint Surg Br200385686386812931807
   PubMedGoogle Scholar
• TessitoreESchonauerCMoraciAMini-open carpal tunnel decompressionNeurosurgery20045541010; author reply 1010.15487071
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• HuangJHZagerELMini-open carpal tunnel decompressionNeurosurgery20045423979; discussion 399–400.14744287
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• CelloccoPRossiCEl BoustanySDi TannaGLCostanzoGMinimally invasive carpal tunnel releaseOrthop Clin North Am2009404441448vii19773048
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar