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Monocryl vs Nylon Sutures on Patient- and Observer-Assessed Outcomes Following Carpal Tunnel Surgery

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March 2024

Monocryl vs Nylon Sutures on Patient- and Observer-Assessed Outcomes Following Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Vol: 306| Issue: 3| Number:20| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Prospective randomized controlled trial comparing the effect of Monocryl versus nylon sutures on patient- and observer-assessed outcomes following carpal tunnel surgery.

J Hand Surg Eur Vol . 2023 Nov;48(10):1014-1021.

Contributing Authors:
E Wu R Allen C Bayne R Szabo

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Synopsis

One hundred twenty-five patients undergoing open carpal tunnel release were prospectively randomized to receive either interrupted, buried Monocryl sutures or traditional nylon horizontal mattress sutures. Primary outcomes focused on scar assessment using the Patient and Observer Scar Assessment Scale (POSAS) questionnaires which were completed at 2 and 6 weeks postoperatively. As a result, Monocr...

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