Surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome in patients exposed to vibration from handheld tools

During 1985 at Sabbatsberg Hospital in Stockholm, carpal tunnel decompression was done for 50 men (58 hands) with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). In 1988 2.5 to 3 years after the operations, a questionnaire about their present health was answered by 43 men (50 hands). In 10/17 (59%) hands exposed to v...

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Published inScandinavian journal of plastic and reconstructive surgery and hand surgery Vol. 28; no. 2; p. 147
Main Authors Boström, L, Göthe, C J, Hansson, S, Lugnegård, H, Nilsson, B Y
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 1994
Subjects
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - surgery
Humans
Male
Occupational Diseases - surgery
Treatment Outcome
Vibration
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Summary:During 1985 at Sabbatsberg Hospital in Stockholm, carpal tunnel decompression was done for 50 men (58 hands) with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). In 1988 2.5 to 3 years after the operations, a questionnaire about their present health was answered by 43 men (50 hands). In 10/17 (59%) hands exposed to vibrations and 26/33 (79%) not exposed, carpal tunnel decompression had resulted in no recurrence of neurological symptoms at follow up. Preoperative signs of neurophysiological dysfunction of the ulnar nerve, which might indicate a more widespread neuropathy, did not correlate with poor postoperative function of the median nerve. We recommend that patients with carpal tunnel syndrome should be operated on, whether or not they have been exposed to vibration.
ISSN:0284-4311
DOI:10.3109/02844319409071193