Factores de riesgo y manejo integral del síndrome del túnel carpiano

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) belongs to the group of peripheral mono neuropathies that causes increased tissue pressure in the carpal tunnel; this causes pressure damage to the median nerve that in turn manifests itself with motor and sensory failures of the area it innervates. OBJETIVO: Identificar los factores de riesgo y manejo integral del síndrome de túnel carpiano. MATERIALES Y MÉTODOS: La presente investigación se trata de una revisión bibliográfica, basada en la búsqueda de artículos científicos obtenidos desde bases de datos como: PUBMED, GOOGLE SCHOLAR Y SCIELO, estos artículos están indexados a revistar cuartil uno y dos que pertenecen a los últimos cinco años, además de sitio web avalados y relevantes para el estudio. CONCLUSION: This pathology turns out to be the most frequent of peripheral mono neuropathies, it presents both phenotypic and genotypic risk factors, as well as its presence according to occupational exposure according to the type and time of work they perform, in general it is determined that the female sex is the most affected group, its appearance is influenced by diseases such as: diabetes mellitus, obesity, coronary heart disease, autoimmune diseases among others; Regarding its treatment, as any pathology is independent in each person, however, in mild to moderate forms, conservative-therapeutic treatment can be used and in severe cases surgical treatment is used by laparoscopy, this being the most used.