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2307866

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-4-6
pubmed:abstractText
To identify which patients are likely to respond the medical management of carpal tunnel syndrome, 331 hands in 229 patients were evaluated. They were then treated with a wrist splint and anti-inflammatory medication. Follow-up averaged 15.4 months (minimum six months). Treatment was successful in 18.4%. Statistical evaluation identified five factors which were important in predicting response to treatment: age over 50 years, duration over ten months, constant paraesthesiae, stenosing flexor tenosynovitis, and a Phalen's test positive in less than 30 seconds. When none of these factors was present, two-thirds of patients were cured by medical therapy. 59.6% of patients with one factor, 83.3% with two factors, and 93.2% with three factors failed. No patient with four or five factors present was cured by medical management.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0266-7681
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
106-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-6-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
Predictive factors in the non-surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Hand Surgery Service, Roosevelt Hospital, New York.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article