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KMID : 0361420050290010070
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Journal of Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
2005 Volume.29 No. 1 p.70 ~ p.75
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Outcomes of Carpal Tunnel Release in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients
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Yoon Dae-Won
Kwon Hee-Kyu
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Abstract
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Objective: To compare the surgical outcomes of carpal tunnel release in diabetic and non-diabetic patients.
Methods: 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.
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KEYWORD
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Carpal tunnel syndrome, Diabetes melitus, Carpal tunnel release
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