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Grip Strength following Carpal Tunnel Decompression

W. J. LEACH
C. ESLER
T. D. SCOTT

From The Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK

Correspondence: W. J Leach FRCS Ed, Senior Registrar. Department of Orthopaedics, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK.

To monitor the effect of open carpal tunnel decompression on grip strength in the hand, a prospective study was made of 25 patients undergoing a total of 31 operations. Hand grip, key pinch and pulp-to-pulp pinch strengths were measured pre-operatively and at regular intervals until 1 year following operation. At that time there was no significant difference in the hand grip and pulp-to-pulp pinch strengths compared to their pre-operative values, but the key pinch in females showed a marginally significant reduction (P=0.04) compared to the pre-operative value.

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 18, No. 6, 750-752 (1993)
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681(93)90237-A
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