
Hand & Wrist
No differences were found between postoperative dressings following carpal tunnel release
This report has been verified
by one or more authors of the
original publication.
J Hand Surg Am. 2012 Jan;37(1):3-8. Epub 2011 Nov 30
94 patients, who underwent mini-open carpal tunnel release, were randomized to use different forms of postoperative dressing to assess their effect on wound healing. Patients either received an adhesive strip following randomization 48-72 hours postoperatively or continued the use of normal postoperative wound dressing. The results at the 6-12 weeks follow-up indicated that there were no differences between the two wound dressing procedures.
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