Recommended electrodiagnostic testing NCS EMG Median n. sensory across the wrist Thenar musculature Median n. motor to thenar muscles C5-T1 sample musculature Motor and sensory testing of another nerve in…

IASP criteria for CRPS CRPS type 1 Two to four of the following criteria must be met, with two to four being mandatory CRPS type 2 All of the following…

Fig. 26.1 Management of distal radius fractures in patients with symptoms concerning for ACTS Acute carpal tunnel syndrome can also occur following surgery about the wrist and is also most…

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Scott F. M. Duncan and Ryosuke Kakinoki (eds.)Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Related Median Neuropathies10.1007/978-3-319-57010-5_23 23. The Use of Microneurolysis Scott Swanson1 and Anthony A. Smith2   (1) Department of Surgery, Maricopa Medical Center, 2601…

History Exam Symptoms Potential causes Paresthesias in the median nerve distribution unchanged following surgery + Provocative tests unchanged following surgery, ± thenar atrophy Persistent Incomplete release of the transverse carpal…

Fig. 15.1 Decision-making tree for diagnosis of recurrent carpal tunnel symptoms following carpal tunnel surgery Persistent Symptoms Persistent symptoms are most commonly caused by incomplete release of the transverse carpal…

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Scott F. M. Duncan and Ryosuke Kakinoki (eds.)Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Related Median Neuropathies10.1007/978-3-319-57010-5_11 11. Nonoperative Options for the Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Loree K. Kalliainen1   (1) Division of Plastic Surgery,…

Fig. 9.1 Severity and outcome assessment tools for carpal tunnel syndrome Objective Measurement Tools In order to check the health of the median nerve, and usually when symptoms of CTS…

Central obesity (waist circumference > 102 cm in males and >88 cm in females) Hypertriglyceridemia (triglycerides ≥ 150 mg/dL) Low serum HDL-C (<40 mg/dL in males and <50 mg/dL in…