Carpal tunnel syndrome: a clinicopathologic study

We evaluated 44 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and performed histological evaluations of tenosynovium taken at the time of carpal tunnel release. Age, disease and work history, radiographs, and outcome were assessed. The clinical parameters were then compared with the histologic features to de...

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Published inJournal of occupational and environmental medicine Vol. 37; no. 4; p. 437
Main Authors Gross, A S, Louis, D S, Carr, K A, Weiss, S A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.04.1995
Subjects
Adult
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - pathology
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - physiopathology
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - surgery
Cost of Illness
Disability Evaluation
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Occupational Diseases - pathology
Occupational Diseases - physiopathology
Occupational Diseases - surgery
Prognosis
Prospective Studies
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Summary:We evaluated 44 patients with carpal tunnel syndrome and performed histological evaluations of tenosynovium taken at the time of carpal tunnel release. Age, disease and work history, radiographs, and outcome were assessed. The clinical parameters were then compared with the histologic features to determine if the histology was predictive of the clinical course of carpal tunnel syndrome. We found no significance in the histologic changes in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome when age, duration of symptoms, work history, radiographs, and outcome were evaluated.
ISSN:1076-2752
DOI:10.1097/00043764-199504000-00015