The outcomes of carpal tunnel decompression based on electro-diagnostic approaches and clinical symptoms in patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)

Abstract

Introduction: The main objective of this study was to assess the outcomes of carpal tunnel release surgery based on the electro-diagnostic approaches and its clinical symptoms in patients who suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study that consisted 50 participants of 100 patients of which 22 of them were men, and 78 of them were female. All the participants were examined through their clinical symptoms including pain, by parentheses, and also using the Levine-Katz Questionnaire before and after the open surgical operation. Additionally, patients with electrophysiological (EP) disorders were evaluated using electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) (EMG-NCV) tests. Then, the association of the findings and results of this study was analyzed and then compared together using a particular statistical analysis model before and after the surgical procedure. Findings: The data achieved from the present study demonstrated that a significant improvement in both sexes and age groups was observed, and there was no significant difference in the level of improvement based on age and gender. Moreover, there was a significant correlation between the improvement severity of clinical symptoms and the improvement of severity of muscle nerve disease and their functions. Conclusion: It was observed that the surgical procedure for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, improves its clinical symptoms in patients tested with electrodiagnostic techniques. Moreover, diversity of age and sexual condition did not affect the results of the study.

Keywords

• carpal tunnel syndrome
• clinical symptoms
• electrodiagnostic testing (electrography)
• surgery