title: A comparison of outcomes of carpal tunnel release in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
abstract: The coexistence of diabetes might complicate the diagnosis and operative outcomes of carpal tunnel syndrome. We retrospectively compared the results of carpal tunnel release in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. The group included 386 patients, 322 female (83%) and 64 male (17%) with a mean age of 57 years. A total of 41 patients (11%) were diabetic, whereas 345 (89%) did not have diabetes. Patients were followed-up at six months, by assessments that included Levine scores, filament tests, grip and pinch strength. No significant differences in any of the measured variables were found at the six-month assessment. The results of the study show that carpal tunnel release in diabetic and non-diabetic patients are similarly beneficial.
authors.affiliation: Department of General and Hand Surgery, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland. azyluk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zyluk
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puchalski
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome