Endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) continues to rise in popularity as a treatment
option for carpal tunnel syndrome. Numerous variations in technique and instrumentation …

Background: Carpal tunnel release (CTR) surgery is the most common surgery billed to
Medicare by hand surgeons. As such, the purpose of this study was to evaluate trends for …

Purpose To improve value in health care delivery, a deeper understanding of the cost
drivers in hand surgery is necessary. Time-driven activity-based costing (TDABC) more …

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common nerve compression
syndrome in the upper extremity and is one of the most common problems treated by hand …

Purpose The objective of this study was to perform a cost-utility analysis comparing open
carpal tunnel release (OCTR), endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR), and carpal tunnel …

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is highly prevalent, resulting in decreased function and
increased need for costly healthcare services. External wrist ratio (depth/width> 0.70) is a …

Purpose To compare rates of revision surgery between primary endoscopic carpal tunnel
release (ECTR) and open carpal tunnel release (OCTR). In addition, we aimed to assess the …

Purpose External snapping hip is caused by the iliotibial band snapping from the greater
trochanter during hip movement. The aim of this study was to compare a technique of …

Background: Open carpal tunnel release (OCTR) and endoscopic carpal tunnel release
(ECTR) are the 2 operative approaches used to treat carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). This …

Endoscopic carpal tunnel release has been shown to result in earlier functional
improvement compared to traditional open techniques but with no meaningful differences in …