Carpal tunnel syndrome has an incidence of 99 per 100,000 people and a prevalence ranging from 1% to 10%. Both open and endoscopic methods of decompression remain popular, and 80% to 90% of patients obtain good or excellent results from either method. For patients with severe weakness of the thenar muscles, the Camitz palmaris longus transfer has been effective.
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Tufts Univ, Div Neurol, St Elizabeths Med Ctr, Sch Med, Brighton, MA 02135 USATufts Univ, Div Neurol, St Elizabeths Med Ctr, Sch Med, Brighton, MA 02135 USA
Simovic, D
Weinberg, DH
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Tufts Univ, Div Neurol, St Elizabeths Med Ctr, Sch Med, Brighton, MA 02135 USATufts Univ, Div Neurol, St Elizabeths Med Ctr, Sch Med, Brighton, MA 02135 USA