Measurement of Pressure in the Carpal Tunnel Using Compartment Pressure Monitor

Journal of the Korean Society for Surgery of the Hand 2005;10(3):98-101.
Published online September 1, 2005.

Eugene Kim, Wha Jae Jeong, Young Joon Choi, Ki Won Lee, Jusik Jeon, Jae Heon Lee, Dong Jin Yoon, Joon O Yoon

구획 압력 측정기를 사용한 수근관내 압력 측정

김유진, 정화재, 최영준, 이기원, 전주식, 이재헌, 윤동진, 윤준오

Abstract

Purpose
The purpose of this study was to assess the value of intra-compartmental pressure monitor for measuring the pressure of carpal tunnel, and compare them before and after an operative procedure in patients who had carpal tunnel syndrome as well as that of in control group. Material and Methods: The pressures were measured by intra-compartmental pressure monitor system in 52 wrists which had carpal tunnel syndrome and twenty wrists of controls. Results: The mean preoperative pressures in the wrist in the resting position and with flexed position were significantly higher in the patients who had carpal tunnel syndrome than in the control group. The mean pressures decreased significantly postoperatively and were in the range of values that were found under each condition for the control group. Conclusion: Intra-compartmental pressure monitor system was useful for the measurement of pressure in the carpal tunnel, and the pressures in the carpal tunnel was a significant indicator for the diagnosis of the carpal tunnel syndrome and for determination of the effectiveness of surgical management.