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Endoscopic carpal tunnel release with opponensplasty using ring finger flexor digitorum superficialis under WALANT with ultrasound assistance.

Xavier GueffierFizan Younis
Published in: Journal of hand and microsurgery (2024)
In patients with severe, long-standing carpal tunnel syndrome and thenar muscle atrophy, nerve decompression alone is unlikely to restore thumb opposition. A multitude of tendon transfer techniques have been described to restore thumb opposition. We describe the technique of an endoscopic carpal tunnel release with opponensplasty using ring finger flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS) tendon under Wide Awake Local Anaesthesia No Tourniquet (WALANT) and ultrasound assistance.
Keyphrases
  • anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
  • ultrasound guided
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • skeletal muscle
  • rotator cuff
  • contrast enhanced ultrasound
  • early onset
  • minimally invasive