Superficial Versus Deep Local Anesthetic Infiltration in Carpal Tunnel Release: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Purpose: Carpal tunnel release (CTR) is commonly performed with the patient wide awake using local anesthetic (LA). Although most patients tolerate this type of procedure, there is a possibility of some discomfort or pain. We compared two LA infiltration techniques–subcutaneous infiltration alone (s...

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Main Authors: Kristi Billard, MD, Yanzhao Cheng, MSTAT, PhD, Laura Sims, MD, David Sauder, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-07-01
Series:Journal of Hand Surgery Global Online
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589514125000416
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