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8060072

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-9-12
pubmed:abstractText
Forty-five patients (50 hands) who had undergone secondary carpal tunnel surgery participated in a telephone questionnaire survey. The mean follow-up time from the second carpal tunnel surgery was 31 months (range, 9-92 mo). Only 24 patients (53%) reported significant improvement in their symptoms. Thirty-nine patients were unemployed workers who had experienced an average time off work of 28.7 months (+/- 4) before their secondary carpal tunnel surgery. Eleven of the 39 previously unemployed workers (28%) returned to work after the secondary carpal tunnel surgery. Factors associated with poor subjective and employment outcome included worker's compensation case involvement (p < 0.003). Occupations associated with repetitive hand movements or vibrating tools were associated with poor employment outcomes (p < 0.006). Although secondary surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome can be effective in relieving symptoms, patients and surgeons must have realistic expectations of the procedure, especially with respect to long-term employment goals.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0148-7043
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
32
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
485-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Subjective and employment outcome following secondary carpal tunnel surgery.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article