Keywords
electromyography
surgical complications
peripheral nerve surgery
decompression
risk factors
How to Cite
Abstract
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is the most common peripheral nerve entrapment neuropathy, caused by compression of the median nerve at the wrist. It leads to hand pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness, often affecting the thumb, index, middle, and ring fingers. CTS frequently requires surgical treatment (carpal tunnel release) when symptoms are moderate to severe or unresponsive to conservative measures.
We analyzed a cohort of 442 CTS patients treated surgically over the last 10 years at the County Clinical Emergency Hospital of Sibiu (312 women, 130 men; 308 urban residents, 134 rural; average age 59 years) and compared the outcomes and characteristics with findings from the literature. This report examines risk factors and comorbidities associated with CTS, surgical outcome metrics (recurrence, failure, complications), bilateral involvement patterns, laterality, urban-rural differences, and occupational contributions, supported by recent studies.
