The Effects of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery on Rates of Upper Extremity Compression Neuropathies.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the effects of obesity on all types of upper extremity compression neuropathies (UECN) (carpal tunnel syndrome and other median nerve, radial nerve, and ulnar nerve compression neuropathies) and to assess whether bariatric surgery modifies these effects.

Background

UECN are increasingly prevalent and decrease the quality of life of affected individuals. Studies suggest obesity as a risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome, the most common type of UECN.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted using the PearlDiver Mariner Database, an all-payor claims database containing claims for over 53 million patients from 2010 to 2019 in all 50 US states. Rates and odds of all types of UECN were compared between 1:1:1 exact matched cohorts of obese

SUBMITTER: Khalid SI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10431332 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature