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ArticleScientific reports2023

Neuromas cause severe residual problems at long-term despite surgery.

Emma Dahlin, Hanna Gudinge, Lars B Dahlin, Erika Nyman

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Emma Dahlin *Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden. emma.dahlin@med.lu.se.
Hanna Gudinge *Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Lars B DahlinDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Erika NymanDepartment of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden.
Linköping University · SELinköping University Hospital · SEWalden University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pain, and disabilities after neuroma surgery, using patient reported outcome measurements (PROMs), were evaluated by QuickDASH and a specific Hand Questionnaire (HQ-8). The 69 responding individuals (response rate 61%; 59% women; 41% men; median follow up 51 months) reported high QuickDASH score, pain on load, cold sensitivity, ability to perform daily activities and sleeping difficulties. Individuals reporting impaired ability to perform daily activities and sleeping problems had higher scores for pain, stiffness, weakness, numbness/tingling, cold sensitivity and QuickDASH. Only 17% of individuals reported no limitations at all. No differences were observed between sexes. Surgical methods did not influence outcome. Symptoms and disabilities correlated moderately-strongly to each other and to ability to perform regular daily activities as well as to sleeping difficulties. Pain, cold sensitivity, sleeping difficulties and limitation to perform daily activities were associated to higher QuickDASH. A weak association was found between follow up time and QuickDASH score as well as pain on load, but not cold sensitivity. A major nerve injury was frequent among those with limitations during work/performing other regular daily activities. Despite surgical treatment, neuromas cause residual problems, which affect the capacity to perform daily activities and ability to sleep with limited improvement in long-term.

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HandNeuromaFemaleHumansHypesthesiaMalePainParesthesia

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PMCPMC10514298
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