Estudo prospectivo comparativo entre a descompressão do canal do carpo pela mini-incisão transversa proximal e a incisão palmar longitudinal convencional

Alves, Marcelo de Pinho Teixeira

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“…There are several studies that evaluate the postoperative results of release of the flexor retinaculum of the wrist for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, with high rates of satisfactory results 1 , 2 , 7 , 17 . Our sample coincides with literature in terms of the predominance of female patients, mean age, preoperative symptoms and diversity of postoperative complaints.…”

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Low-Level Laser Therapy After Carpal Tunnel Release

Alves

Araújo

2011

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition)

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Objective: Evaluate the post-operative treatment of CTS, using the LLLT. Method: We prospectively evaluated 58 patients with CTS, randomly divided into two groups: treatment with LLLT (Group 1) and placebo (Group 2). A 830 nm gallium-aluminum-arsenic laser was used, with a power of 30 mW. Results: There was female predominance in both groups. The mean age of the patients in Group 1 was 44.3 years and in Group 2, 51.9 years. The average duration of disease progression was around two years in both groups. The average time elapsed since discharge from treatment was 3.6 months in both groups, and fewer patients had postoperative complaints in Group 1 than in Group 2. At the end of the treatment, in Group 1, 29.41% of the patients presented electromyographic abnormalities, while in Group 2, 63.64% of the patients had abnormalities, after six months. Conclusion: This was an initial study on adjuvant therapy using postoperative LLLT on CTS. The method presented was sufficient for postoperative evaluation of the patients in this study. Patients undergoing LLLT after surgery for CTS were benefited and had better functional outcomes than shown by the control group. The technique was effective and did not have any adverse effects on the patients studied.

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Low-Level Laser Therapy After Carpal Tunnel Release

Alves

Araújo

2011

Revista Brasileira de Ortopedia (English Edition)

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“…with high rates of satisfactory results (1,2,7,17) . Our sample coincides with literature in terms of the predominance of female patients, mean age, preoperative symptoms and diversity of postoperative complaints.…”

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Laserterapia de baixa intensidade no pós-operatório da síndrome do túnel do carpo

Alves¹,

Araújo²

2011

Rev. bras. ortop.

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This article is available online in Portuguese and ABSTRACTObjective: Evaluate the post-operative treatment of CTS, using the LLLT. Method: We prospectively evaluated 58 patients with CTS, randomly divided into two groups: treatment with LLLT (Group 1) and placebo (Group 2). A 830 nm gallium-aluminum-arsenic laser was used, with a power of 30 mW. Results: There was female predominance in both groups. The mean age of the patients in Group 1 was 44.3 years and in Group 2, 51.9 years. The average duration of disease progression was around two years in both groups. The average time elapsed since discharge from treatment was 3.6 months in both groups, and fewer patients had postoperative complaints in Group 1 than in Group 2. At the end of the treatment, in Group 1, 29.41% of the patients presented electromyographic abnormalities, while in Group 2, 63.64% of the patients had abnormalities, after six months. Conclusion: This was an initial study on adjuvant therapy using postoperative LLLT on CTS. The method presented was sufficient for postoperative evaluation of the patients in this study. Patients undergoing LLLT after surgery for CTS were benefited and had better functional outcomes than shown by the control group. The technique was effective and did not have any adverse effects on the patients studied.

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