Victor M. Marwin, MD, MBA and colleagues prospectively collected data from patients with carpal tunnel syndrome enroled in the MISSION registry, the largest ever multicentre carpal tunnel release study in the United States. MISSION enroled more than 1,400 patients treated with carpal tunnel release using three techniques. This publication used propensity score matching to identify similar patients between groups, yielding 178 patients who underwent either ultrasound-guided or open carpal tunnel release. Outcomes collected included Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire Symptom Severity and Functional Status Scales, pain, opioid use, EuroQol-5D-5L, satisfaction and adverse events through 3 months.
Key Takeway:
- Both ultrasound-guided and open carpal tunnel release provided safe and effective symptom relief.
- Ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release improved symptom severity, function and pain at 3 months.
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