Outcomes of open carpal tunnel release at a minimum of ten years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is little research on the long-term outcomes of open carpal tunnel release. The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine the functional and symptomatic outcomes of patients at a minimum of ten years postoperatively.

Methods

Two hundred and eleven patients underwent open carpal tunnel release from 1996 to 2000 performed by the same hand fellowship-trained surgeon. Follow-up with validated self-administered questionnaire instruments was conducted an average of thirteen years after surgery. The principal outcomes included the Levine-Katz symptom and function scores, ranging from 1 point (best) to 5 points (worst), and satisfaction with the results of surgery. The patients self-reported current comorbidities.

Results

After a mean follow-up of

SUBMITTER: Louie DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3748987 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature