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Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 104-B, Issue SUPP_1 | Pages 12 - 12
1 Jan 2022
PATIENT SATISFACTION AND BOSTON CARPAL TUNNEL QUESTIONNAIRE ASSESSMENT FOLLOWING WALANT TECHNIQUE FOR CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE
Belcher P Iyengar KP Loh WYC Uwadiae E
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Introduction

Wide Awake Local Anaesthetic No Tourniquet (WALANT) is a well- established day case procedure for carpal tunnel release with several advantages and enhanced post-operative recovery. Use of Local anaesthesia with Adrenaline using a 27G needle allows a bloodless field and distraction techniques achieve patient comfort during the procedure.

Objectives

This retrospective, observational cohort study assesses patient satisfaction and undertakes functional evaluation using the validated Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) following WALANT technique for carpal tunnel release (CTR). The BCTQ has a symptom severity scale based on 11 items and a functional status scale of 8 elements. Further we compare surgical outcomes between techniques of WALANT and traditional CTR.

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