Minimally invasive carpal tunnel decompression using the KnifeLight: How I Do It.
作者信息
Lee Shi Qing, Hwang Peter Y K
机构信息
Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore, 308433, Singapore.
出版信息
Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2021 Jul;163(7):2089-2091. doi: 10.1007/s00701-020-04649-3. Epub 2020 Nov 25.
BACKGROUND
Carpal tunnel decompression is commonly performed open or endoscopically. Carpal tunnel release using the KnifeLight instrument (Stryker, Kalamazoo, MI) is an alternative method established in 2000.
METHOD
The instrument has a cutting blade placed between two blunt flat tips with an integrated light source which helps to locate the tool blade by transillumination through the tissues. The instrument is inserted into an opening made in the wrist crease and transverse carpal ligament and used to divide the ligament.
CONCLUSION
This is a simple, efficient, and reproducible alternative for carpal tunnel decompression.
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