Response to Letter Comments on “Absorbable Sutures for Carpal Tunnel Decompression: A Cochrane Review Summary”

Thank you for sharing Mr Gokani's letter1 regarding the summary2 of our Cochrane review3. It seems that our analysis of the available data and subsequent speculations of potential fiscal savings have been misconstrued as recommendations for practice. Foremost, we feel it is necessary to reiterate our conclusion3 that “It is uncertain whether absorbable sutures confer better, worse or equivalent outcomes compared to non-absorbable sutures following carpal tunnel decompression, because the quality of evidence is very low” which was summarised into “our Cochrane review recommends further non-inferiority rando mised trials”.
Source: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Authors: Tags: Correspondence and Communications Source Type: research