Patient Experiences after Open Trigger Finger Release in Patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes-A Retrospective Study Using Patient-reported Outcome Measures.

ABSTRACT: Trigger finger is overrepresented among patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Whether DM affects the outcome after open trigger finger release (OTFR) in patients with DM is not known. Our aim was thus to explore outcomes after OTFR in patients with type 1 (T1D) and type 2 DM (T2D).

Methods

Data included patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) from all OTFRs performed between 2010 and 2020 registered in the Swedish national registry for hand surgery in individuals over 18 years cross-linked with the Swedish National Diabetes Register (NDR). PROMs included QuickDASH and HQ8, a questionnaire designed for national registry for hand surgery, preoperative and at 3 and 12 months postoperative. HQ8 included pain on load, pain on motion without load, and stiffness. Outcome was calculated u

SUBMITTER: Rydberg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10284330 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature