Carpal tunnel syndrome: clinic, diagnosis, conservative and surgical treatment

Irina M. Vashurkina, Galina V. Smirnova, Vadim V. Pronin, Mariana V. Arzhakaeva, Oleg V. Kabanov

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Abstract

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the leading neuropathies of the peripheral nervous system, polyetiological in nature. The clinic of CTS is characterized by a complex of symptoms, with a single pathogenesis and is divided into 3 stages. The diagnosis of the syndrome is based on experimental and instrumental methods. Treatment of CTS combines conservative and surgical methods, complementing each other.
Keywords: carpal tunnel syndrome, tunnel neuropathies, pathology of peripheral nerves, carpal tunnel, median nerve.

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For citation: Vashurkina I.M., Smirnova G.V., Pronin V.V., Arzhakaeva M.A., Kabanov O.V. Carpal tunnel syndrome: clinic, diagnosis, conservative and surgical treatment. Clinical review for general practice. 2025; 6 (4): 43–48 (In Russ.). DOI: 10.47407/kr2025.6.4.00593

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