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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2022

The outcomes of carpal tunnel decompression based on electro-diagnostic approaches and clinical symptoms in patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).

Taher Erfanifam, Pouria Hashemie Anaraki, Leila Vahedi, Jalal Nourmohammadi, Bashir Emami, Amin Khameneh

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Article in Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Taher ErfanifamDepartment of Surgery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Pouria Hashemie AnarakiStudent Research Committee, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran.
Leila VahediAssistant Professor, MD-PhD of Medical Genetics, Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Health Management Research Institute, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Jalal NourmohammadiDepartment of Pediatrics, Shahid Hasheminejad Medical Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Bashir EmamiDepartment of Nursing Management, Imam Khomeini Medical Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Amin KhamenehMedical Student, Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRGolestan University · IRHasheminejad Kidney Center · IRIran University of Medical Sciences · IRKermanshah University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The main objective of this study was to assess the outcomes of carpal tunnel release surgery based on the electro-diagnostic approaches and its clinical symptoms in patients who suffered from carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study that consisted 50 participants of 100 patients of which 22 of them were men, and 78 of them were female. All the participants were examined through their clinical symptoms including pain, by parentheses, and also using the Levine-Katz Questionnaire before and after the open surgical operation. Additionally, patients with electrophysiological (EP) disorders were evaluated using electromyography (EMG) and nerve conduction velocity (NCV) (EMG-NCV) tests. Then, the association of the findings and results of this study was analyzed and then compared together using a particular statistical analysis model before and after the surgical procedure. Findings: The data achieved from the present study demonstrated that a significant improvement in both sexes and age groups was observed, and there was no significant difference in the level of improvement based on age and gender. Moreover, there was a significant correlation between the improvement severity of clinical symptoms and the improvement of severity of muscle nerve disease and their functions. Conclusion: It was observed that the surgical procedure for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, improves its clinical symptoms in patients tested with electrodiagnostic techniques. Moreover, diversity of age and sexual condition did not affect the results of the study.

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Carpal tunnel syndromeclinical symptomselectrodiagnostic testing (electrography)surgery

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