The Incidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Diagnosis Increases after Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Arthroscopic shoulder surgery has been identified as a potential risk factor for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The purposes of this study were as follows: to (1) examine the percentage of patients who underwent arthroscopic shoulder procedures and later developed ipsilateral CTS within 1 year of the procedure, (2) determine the percentage of those patients with CTS who subsequently underwent an injection or release, and (3) examine comorbidities associated with developing CTS after surgery.

Methods

Patients who underwent arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (RCR), labral repair, or biceps tenodesis were retrospectively identified in a national database. Within 1 year, we compared the rates of ipsilateral CTS diagnoses versus the contralateral side. The rates of comorbidi

SUBMITTER: Medvedev G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10543806 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature