Short palmar incision: a new surgical approach for carpal tunnel syndrome.
The authors describe the method of decompression of the median nerve by section of the transverse ligament of the carpus for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome using a mini-incision. Use of the method is backed up by an extensive review of the literature concerning the problem of pain in the interthenar region, a complication occurring in wider incisions.
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome↗