Surgical Anatomy of the Supraretinacular Fat Pad: Sensory Innervation and Preservation in Open Carpal Tunnel Release.

Background And Objectives: Postoperative pain may occur following open carpal tunnel release (OCTR). Various causes have been postulated. During OCTR, adipose tissue located between the palmar aponeurosis and the flexor retinaculum is exposed.

Locking Stand-Alone Cage Constructs for the Treatment of Cervical Spine Degenerative Disease.

Study Design: Prospective case series study.

Purpose: Description of the outcome of stand-alone cervical cages for single and multilevel cervical degenerative spine disease.

Overview Of Literature: The aim of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) for cervical spine disease is to improve patient symptoms and spine stability and restore lordosis.

Predictive value of a diagnostic block in focal nerve injury with neuropathic pain when surgery is considered.

Object: In patients with focal nerve injury and neuropathic pain cutting the nerve to obtain permanent pain reduction can be considered. Surgery is indicated only if a diagnostic nerve block provides temporary pain relief. We evaluated the predictive value of a block on the outcome of surgery.