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Endoscopic Release of the Guyon Canal and Pisohamate Hiatus

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Guyon canal syndrome referred to the ulnar nerve entrapment at the wrist and can occur at the Guyon’s canal and the pisohamate hiatus. Open release requires a long incision and extensive soft tissue dissection, which may lead to wound complications. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the technical details of 2-portal endoscopic release of the Guyon’s canal which can release both the volar carpal ligament and the fibrous arch of hypothenar muscles.

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  1. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Chun Man Ma

  2. Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, North District Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    Tun Hing Lui

  3. The Second Affiliated Hospital, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China

    Tun Hing Lui

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Ma, C.M., Lui, T.H. (2021). Endoscopic Release of the Guyon Canal and Pisohamate Hiatus. In: Lui, T.H. (eds) Arthroscopy and Endoscopy of the Hand, Wrist and Elbow. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-4142-8_13

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