Bmc Musculoskel Dis
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Bmc Musculoskel Dis · Nov 2021
Observational StudyThe association of sensory phenotype and concomitant mood, sleep and functional impairment with the outcome of carpal tunnel surgery.
Up to 25% of people who have had carpal tunnel release surgery (CTR) fail to report improvement; however, evidence for prognostic indicators in this surgical cohort is limited. To identify candidate prognostic factors, this study investigated the association of quantitative sensory testing (QST) derived sensory phenotype and attendant impairment with patient-reported surgical outcome. ⋯ In patients undergoing carpal tunnel surgery, pain-related worry, anxiety and pain functional interference are candidate prognostic outcome factors and require further elucidation.