Publications by authors named "Diana Rhoades"
Purpose: To establish the rate of iatrogenic injury after endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) for a surgeon in the first 2 years of practice; to report the rate of conversion from ECTR to open carpal tunnel release (OCTR), the reason for conversion, and any increase in morbidity found in patients converted to OCTR; and to determine whether the conversion rate decreased with increasing surgeon experience.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective review of patients undergoing ECTR by a single surgeon in the first 2 years of practice. Data collected or calculated included symptom relief, rate of conversion to OCTR, reason for conversion, and neurovascular complications.