Pre-operative Two-Point Discrimination Predicts Response to Carpal Tunnel Release.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Limited evidence informs whether pre-operative values of two-point discrimination (2PD) in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome predict response to surgery.

Questions/purposes

The primary aim of this study was to determine the predictive value of pre-operative 2PD scores on outcomes following carpal tunnel release (CTR). In particular, we sought to evaluate whether a clinically relevant 2PD threshold exists that can predict symptomatic response after surgery.

Methods

Patients who underwent CTR between 2014 and 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Static 2PD scores in each digit, as well as Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand (QuickDASH) and Levine-Katz scores, were collected from pre- and post-operative records. Pearson correlation coefficients

SUBMITTER: Wessel LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7534881 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature