Surgical Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Patients Exposed to Vibration from Handheld Tools
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery
- Vol. 28 (2) , 147-149
- https://doi.org/10.3109/02844319409071193
Abstract
During 1985 at Sabbatsberg Hospital in Stockholm, carpal tunnel decompression was done for 50 men (58 hands) with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). In 1988 2.5 to 3 years after the operations, a questionnaire about their present health was answered by 43 men (50 hands). In 10/17 (59%) hands exposed to vibrations and 26/33 (79%) not exposed, carpal tunnel decompression had resulted in no recurrence of neurological symptoms at follow up. Preoperative signs of neurophysiological dysfunction of the ulnar nerve, which might indicate a more widespread neuropathy, did not correlate with poor postoperative function of the median nerve. We recommend that patients with carpal tunnel syndrome should be operated on, whether or not they have been exposed to vibration.Keywords
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