Incidence of Trigger Finger in Surgically and Nonsurgically Managed Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to determine whether extremities undergoing carpal tunnel release (CTR) have an increased rate of trigger finger (TF) compared with conservatively managed carpal tunnel syndrome.

Methods

Data were collected from the Humana Insurance Database, and subjects were chosen on the basis of a history of CTR with propensity matching performed to develop a nonsurgical cohort. Following propensity matching, 16,768 patients were identified and equally split between surgical and nonsurgical treatments. Demographic information and medical comorbidities were recorded. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify risk factors for the development of TF within 6 months of carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis.

Results

Patients in the

SUBMITTER: Wessel LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10039288 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature