Lacertus syndrome: a ten year analysis of two hundred and seventy five minimally invasive surgical decompressions of median nerve entrapment at the elbow.
Elisabet HagertUlrika JedeskogCarl-Göran HagertTheodorakys Marín FermínPublished in: International orthopaedics (2023)
LS is a common median nerve compression syndrome typically presenting with loss of hand strength and hand endurance/fatigue. Minimally invasive LR immediately restores hand strength, significantly improves DASH scores, and yields positive outcomes regarding VAS pain, numbness, and subjective satisfaction with surgery in patients with proximal median nerve entrapment at a minimum six month follow-up.
Keyphrases
- minimally invasive
- case report
- peripheral nerve
- robot assisted
- chronic pain
- sleep quality
- skeletal muscle
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- type diabetes
- spinal cord
- coronary artery disease
- physical activity
- coronary artery bypass
- resistance training
- spinal cord injury
- acute coronary syndrome
- depressive symptoms
- body composition
- weight loss
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- surgical site infection