long-term post-operative electromyographic evaluation of patients who have undergone carpal tunnel decompression


The long-term post-operative electromyographic evaluation of patients who have undergone carpal tunnel decompression


Faour-Martín O, Martín-Ferrero MA, Almaraz-Gómez A, et al (Clinic Univ Hosp of Valladolid, Spain) J Bone Joint Surg Br 94-B:941-945, 2012§



J.B. Friedrich, MD, FACS



Evidence Ranking


B



Expert Rating


2



Abstract


We present the electromyographic (EMG) results ten years after open decompression of the median nerve at the wrist and compare them with the clinical and functional outcomes as judged by Levine’s Questionnaire. This retrospective study evaluated 115 patients who had undergone carpal tunnel decompression at a mean of 10.47 years (9.24 to 11.36) previously. A positive EMG diagnosis was found in 77 patients (67%), including those who were asymptomatic at ten years.

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