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https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7384| Title: | Endoscopic Versus Open Carpal Tunnel Release: An Umbrella Review and a Meta-analysis | Authors: | El Masri, Jad Chanbour, Hani Ghazi, Maya El Masri, Diala Salameh, Pascale Liles, Campbell Hill, J Bradford Zuckerman, Scott L |
Affiliations: | Faculty of Medicine | Keywords: | Carpal tunnel Endoscopic Meta-analysis Open Surgery Umbrella review |
Issue Date: | 2024-06-01 | Publisher: | National Library of Medicine | Part of: | Annals of Plastic Surgery | Volume: | 92 | Issue: | 6 | Start page: | 677 | End page: | 687 | Abstract: | Whether endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) versus open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) has superior outcomes remains a controversial topic. Therefore, we sought to perform an umbrella review and meta-analysis to compare ECTR and OCTR with regards to (1) postoperative functional ability, (2) operative outcomes, and (3) time to return to work. |
URI: | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/7384 | ISSN: | 01487043 | DOI: | 10.1097/SAP.0000000000004005 | Open URL: | Link to full text | Type: | Journal Article |
| Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Medicine |
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