title: Outcome of carpal tunnel release in diabetic patients.
abstract: A retrospective study of 15 diabetic patients (20 hands), who underwent carpal tunnel release, was performed to determine the outcome. All patients had a minimum of 18 months of follow-up. Outcome was considered excellent if there was complete resolution of symptoms and this occurred in 35% of the treated hands. Eight hands (40%) had a good outcome with significant improvement of pre-operative symptoms. Outcome was considered poor when symptoms were minimally improved, unchanged, or worse after surgery and this occurred in 25% of treated hands. All hands with a poor final result had either no electrodiagnostic evidence of localized compression or only mild compression in pre-operative nerve conduction studies. It was postulated that the contribution of localized compression to pre-operative hand symptoms was less than the contribution of peripheral neuropathy in these hands.
authors: Toronto Hospital Hand Program, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: al-Qattan
authors: R T
authors: RT
authors: Manktelow
authors: C V
authors: CV
authors: Bowen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003929:Diabetic Neuropathies / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009431:Neural Conduction; D011300:Preoperative Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome