Revision Carpal Tunnel Release with Endoscopic Technique: Clinical Outcomes and Intraoperative Findings.

Purpose: The standard treatment for recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) has been open revision. We hypothesize that endoscopic carpal tunnel release can be used successfully in the revision setting.

Methods: We identified patients between 2018-2023 who underwent revision carpal tunnel release (CTR).

Surgical Strategies: Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Foot and Ankle Treated With Dermal Regeneration Matrix for Limb Salvage.

Although necrotizing fasciitis is a life-threatening entity that needs expeditious treatment, cases involving the lower extremity are less commonly encountered than in the upper extremity. Surgical intervention is often required and likely lead to amputation (below-knee or above-knee) vs debridement in the lower extremity.Coverage options in the foot and ankle after serial debridements can present many challenges for limb salvage.

Positive and negative predictors for good outcome after decompressive surgery for Chiari malformation type 1 as scored on the Chicago Chiari Outcome Scale.

Objective: Posterior fossa decompression (PFD) is commonly applied as treatment for Chiari malformation type 1 (CM1), an entity which is associated with a variety of presenting symptoms but little data correlating symptoms to surgical outcome. We applied the Chicago Chiari Outcome Scale (CCOS), a novel 16-point tool for evaluating outcome, to a consecutive series of CM1 patients to identify specific factors or symptoms that predispose to a better or worse surgical outcome.

Methods: A series of 167 CM1 patients who underwent initial PFD at our institution (consisting of suboccipital craniectomy, C1 laminectomy, subarachnoid exploration, and expansile autologous pericranial duraplasty) were reviewed.