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Factors Affecting the Outcomes of Carpal Tunnel Surgery: A Review

N.N. · Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie · 2016 · Heft 05 · S. 260-265

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Zeitschrift
Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie
Autor:innen
N.N.
Ausgabe
Heft 05 / 2016
Jahrgang 48
Seiten
260-265
Erschienen: 2016-08-01 00:00:00
ISSN
0722-1819
DOI
10.1055/s-0042-112869

Zusammenfassung

Abstract This article presents a review of the published literature from Pubmed and Medline databases on the outcomes of carpal tunnel surgery. We attempted to ascertain the role of selected factors such as patients’ age, the duration of symptoms, the clinical and electrophysiological severity of CTS, the presence of comorbidities, and medicolegal considerations, as predictors of outcomes following carpal-tunnel release. There is no conclusive evidence that any of the numerous factors considered in this review had a significant impact on the long-term outcomes of carpal-tunnel surgery. The longer duration of the…

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carpal tunnel surgery outcome predictors Karpaltunnelchirurgie Ergebnisse Vorhersagefaktoren After Handchirurgie · Mikrochirurgie · Plastische Chirurgie