Dr. John T. Knight Specializes in Stitchless Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
01/22/2010
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Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release, Hand, Wrist and Upper Extremity (Hand & Wrist Institute), Orthopaedic Surgeons
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome affects nearly 2.5 million people each year. It is caused by a combination of factors that increase pressure on the median nerve and tendons in the carpal tunnel located in the wrist. In recent years, there has been an increase in CTS primarily as a result of repetitive wrist movements most often associated with computer usage.
While the vast majority of CTS cases are treated conservatively with splints, rest and medications, patients with severe pain that hinders daily activities now have the option for a 10-minute outpatient procedure that is done endoscopically and does not require any stitches. Rather than the traditional open procedure, stitchless endoscopic carpal tunnel release is very beneficial for the patient as it reduces surgical pain, provides for a quicker return to work within days and resumption of light activities most often in a matter of a week, rather than the months needed for recuperation previously associated with a more traditional “open procedure” and looks better cosmetically.
Dr. John T. Knight, a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and director of the Hand and Wrist Institute at D.I.S.C. regularly peforms this procedure and has prepared a video to provide further information on carpal tunnel syndrome and stichless endoscopic carpal tunnel release.