Patient-Perceived Time to Recovery After Carpal Tunnel Release.

Brandon E Earp, Dafang Zhang, Kyra A Benavent, Jessica M Hanley, Caleb M Yeung, Philip E Blazar

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Article in Journal of hand surgery global online, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Brandon E EarpDivision of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Dafang ZhangDivision of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Kyra A BenaventDivision of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Jessica M HanleyDivision of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Caleb M YeungDivision of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

Philip E BlazarDivision of Hand and Upper Extremity Surgery, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.

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Abstract

Purpose: Carpal tunnel release (CTR) is the most commonly performed hand surgery procedure, yet there is limited literature on patients' subjective assessment of full recovery after surgery. Our primary aim was to assess the time until patients report they have achieved full recovery. Methods: Patients who had CTR were prospectively enrolled between January 2019 and August 2020 and completed questionnaires before surgery and at standardized postoperative intervals until full recovery was reported. Study questionnaires included the Likert pain scale; the Quick Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand Score ( Results: Fifty-one of 86 total patients completed the study and were included in the final cohort (59%). The mean time to patient-reported full recovery was 5.5 months. Six of 51 patients enrolled (11.8%) did not fully recover by 1 year. The mean Likert pain score, Conclusions: Patients did not report full recovery until an average of nearly 6 months after CTR, which is substantial. The reported time to full recovery was notably longer than the time to reach minimal clinically important difference for our patient-reported outcome measures. This may be useful in preoperative discussions about recovery after surgery. Type of study/level of evidence: Prognostic II.

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Carpal tunnel releaseHand and upper-extremity surgeryPatient perceptionPerceived recoveryRecovery

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PMID41799668

DOI10.1016/j.jhsg.2026.100973

PMCPMC12962144

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