Outcomes of Carpal Tunnel Release in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients.
- Author:
Dae Won YOON
1
;
Hee Kyu KWON
Author Information
1. Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea. hkkwon@korea.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Carpal tunnel syndrome;
Diabetes mellitus;
Carpal tunnel release
- MeSH:
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Humans
- From:Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2005;29(1):70-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To compare the surgical outcomes of carpal tunnel release in diabetic and non-diabetic patients. METHOD: Among the patients who underwent carpal tunnel release for carpal tunnel syndrome, 44 subjects (77 hands) were recruited and classified into two patient groups: group 1 composed of 20 subject (36 hands) with diabetes mellitus and group 2 with 24 subjects (41 hands) without diabetes mellitus. Electrodiagnostic parameters were included onset latency, peak latency, and amplitude of median motor and sensory nerves pre- and postoperatively. Also symptom (visual analogue scale) and complication were assessed. RESULTS: Postoperative evaluation was done at 42.8 months and 84.5 months in patients groups 1 and 2, respectively. All the electrodiagnostic parameters and symptoms showed improvement postoperatively in both groups of patients (p <0.05), but showed no significant difference between the two groups (p> 0.05). CONCLUSION: To relieve the carpal tunnel syndrome in diabetic patients, as in non diabetic patients, surgical release of carpal tunnel would be considered positively.
