Riccardo Luchetti, M.D. (Via Pietro da Rimini 4, 47900 Rimini, Italy)
Peter Amadio, M.D. (Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA)
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This Work is an updated and revised version edited by Riccardo Luchetti and
Peter Amadio of the original Italian edition of Sindrome del tunnel carpale
Copyright © 2002 Verduci Editore, Roma
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I GENERAL
- History of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Anatomy of the Carpal Tunnel
- Normal Anatomy and Variations of the Median Nerve in the Carpal Tunnel
- Etiopathogenesis
- The Pathophysiology of Median Nerve Compression
- Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury as a Common Etiology of Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Biochemical and Immunohistochemical Evidence
- Carpal Canal Pressure Measurements - Literature Review and Clinical Implications
II DIAGNOSIS
- Clinical Diagnosis
- Neurophysiological Assessment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Diiagnostic Imaging
- Quantitative Assessment of Historical and Objective Findings - A New Clinical Severity Scale of CTS
- Differential Diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - Rare Causes
III TREATMENT
- Conservative Care for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- The Cutaneous Innervation of the Palm and Its Implications During Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
- Traditional Technique - Wrist-Palm Incision
- Palmar Incision
- Open Carpal Tunnel Release with a Short Palmar Incision and No Specialized Instruments Combined with a Rehabilitation Program for Early Return to Activity
- The Mini-Invasive Technique for Carpal Tunnel Release: Open Approach with Converse Fiberoptic Light Retractor
- The Indiana Tome for Carpal Tunnel Release
- Alternative Techniques and Variants - Double Approach - Proximal and Distal Mini-Incisions
- Anatomic Landmarks for Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Endoscopic Technique - The Gilbert Technique (or Technique by Two Different Portals)
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release - Menons Technique
- The Distal Single Incision Scope-Assisted Carpal Tunnel Release - Thirteen-Year Follow-Up Results
- Carpal Tunnel Release with Limited Visualization