La calidad de vida en el síndrome del túnel del carpoestudio prospectivo tras cirugía abierta

Abstract

A prospective study was made of 90 patients with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome before and after open release using a short palmar incision. All women, age between 20 and 50 years, with a postoperative follow-up of one year. They completed a questionnaire regarding preoperative and postoperative 12 activities of daily living from self-care, hygiene tasks, reading, writing and housework. They also refereed the procedure satisfaction and return to work. Preoperative, the most difficult tasks involved some type of labour. A 53.3% of the patients rated limitation in 4 activities at least.; however, 12 months after surgery only 4.4% rated limitation in one activity. The questionnaire showed a significant correlation with the grip strength p=(0.02) and Tinel sign (p=0.04). The average satisfaction with the surgery was 9.5 of 10. Preoperative 86.6% of the patients rated limitation to do their job. Average return to work was 6.1 weeks in 95.5% of the patients. In conclusion, open carpal tunnel release using a short palmar incision allow patients to manage activities of daily living almost completely and to perceive quality of life.