Brown 1993.
Methods | RCT | |
Participants | Mean age 56 years. 68% female. Mean duration of symptoms 24 months. Electrophysiologically confirmed CTS, idiopathic CTS. 24 of 145 patients treated bilaterally. | |
Interventions | (1) ECTR: two‐portal extrabursal Chow technique (84 hands). (2) OCTR (85 hands). | |
Outcomes | Improvement in symptoms (paraesthesiae, numbness). Return to work/ADL. Complications. | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | C ‐ Inadequate |