Is surgical intervention more effective than non-surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common disorder in hand surgery practice. Both surgical and conservative interventions are utilized for the carpal tunnel syndrome. Although certain indications would specifically indicate the need for surgery, there is a spectrum of patients for whom either treatment option might be selected. The purpose of this systematic review was to compare the efficacy of surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome with conservative treatment.

Methods

We included all controlled trials written in English, attempting to compare any surgical interventions with any conservative therapies. We searched Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (The Cochrane Library Issue 1, 2010), MEDLINE (1980 to June 2010), EMBASE (1980 to June 2010), PEDro (sea

SUBMITTER: Shi Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3080334 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature