Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the effect of Monocryl versus nylon sutures on patient- and observer-assessed outcomes following carpal tunnel surgery.

ABSTRACT: Controversy remains regarding the optimal technique and suture type for wound closure after carpal tunnel surgery. Adult patients undergoing open carpal tunnel release were prospectively randomized to receive either interrupted, buried Monocryl sutures or traditional nylon horizontal mattress sutures for their wound closures. At the 2-week and 6-week postoperative visits, Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale questionnaires were completed. At 2 weeks, patients and observers had a significantly better opinion of incisions closed with Monocryl. By 6 weeks, neither patients nor observers found a difference between suture types in any category. Scars of wounds closed with Monocryl did not change appreciably in appearance between 2 and 6 weeks. However, patients and observers noted signifi

SUBMITTER: Wu E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10616990 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature