Central Sensitization to Pain May Not Predict Long-Term Outcomes after Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery

When the researchers evaluated multiple potential confounding variables, including age, gender, body mass index, education, affected side, bilaterality, symptom duration, electrophysiological grade and baseline BCTQ scores, they found three factors—preoperative PPT, CSI and female gender—accounted for approximately one third of the variance in BCTQ scores at three months after surgery. However, these factors were not associated with 12-month outcomes. At 12 months, only severe electrophysiological grade was associated with higher BCTQ function scores.

Lara C. Pullen, PhD, is a medical writer based in the Chicago area.

Reference

Roh YH, Kim S, Gong HS, et al. Influence of centrally mediated symptoms on functional outcomes after carpal tunnel release. Sci Rep. 2018 Jul 24;8(1):11134.

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