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Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury as a Common Etiology of “Idiopathic” Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Biochemical and Immunohistochemical Evidence

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Abstract

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a frequent source of pain, impairment, and disability. Decompression of the carpal canal is currently the most common operation currently performed by hand surgeons and has attained almost epidemic proportions [17]. There are approximately 460,000 carpal tunnel releases (CTR) performed annually in the USA at a medical cost in excess of the two billion dollars annually [39]. Medical costs, lost wages, and lost industrial performance are staggering.

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Freeland, A.E., Tucci, M.A., Sud, V. (2007). Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury as a Common Etiology of “Idiopathic” Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Biochemical and Immunohistochemical Evidence. In: Luchetti, R., Amadio, P. (eds) Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49008-1_6

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