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Symptom severity and functional status were assessed using the Boston Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Questionnaire-Symptom Severity Scale (BCTQ-SSS) and Functional Status Scale (BCTQ-FSS), and pain was assessed using a numerical rating scale (NRS) at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after mTCTR. The scores were compared with the pre-procedural scores. The electrophysiologic study and median nerve cross-sectional area (CSA) measurements at the wrist before and 12 weeks after mTCTR were compared.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Results A total of 11 patients were included. No adverse effects were reported throughout the study period. The NRS, BCTQ-SSS, and BCTQ-FSS scores significantly improved at 4 weeks after mTCTR, and this improvement persisted throughout the follow-up period (NRS and BCTQ-SSS, P &lt; 0.001; BCTQ-FSS, P = 0.012). After 12 weeks, the latency and velocity of the median sensory nerve action potential significantly improved, compared with those before mTCTR (latency, 5.4 \u00b1 1.3 to 4.7 \u00b1 1.1 ms, P = 0.01; velocity 27.8 \u00b1 6.8 to 31.8 \u00b1 7.4 m\/s, P = 0.019). No significant change was observed in the median nerve CSA before and after mTCTR.<\/jats:p><jats:p>\n            Conclusion mTCTR using Smartwire-01 is a safe and effective procedure and a possible alternative to surgery.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/a-2280-3507","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,25]],"date-time":"2024-04-25T22:47:16Z","timestamp":1714085236000},"page":"57-65","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Ultrasound-Guided Modified Thread Carpal Tunnel Release for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Pilot Study"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"46","author":[{"given":"Jaewon","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Incheon St. Mary\u2019s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4217-3228","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jae Min","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Incheon St. Mary\u2019s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Hae-Yeon","family":"Park","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary\u2019s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"In Jong","family":"Kim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Howareyou Rehabilitation Clinic, Seoul, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"194","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,4,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"153","DOI":"10.1001\/jama.282.2.153","article-title":"Prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in a general population","volume":"282","author":"I Atroshi","year":"1999","journal-title":"JAMA"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"289","DOI":"10.1212\/wnl.58.2.289","article-title":"Carpal tunnel syndrome incidence in a general population","volume":"58","author":"M Mondelli","year":"2002","journal-title":"Neurology"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1599","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jhsa.2012.04.035","article-title":"Incidence of carpal tunnel release: trends and implications within the United States ambulatory care setting","volume":"37","author":"M Fajardo","year":"2012","journal-title":"J Hand Surg Am"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"943","DOI":"10.1016\/j.surg.2011.06.020","article-title":"How best to measure surgical quality? 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