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Return to Functional Hand Use and Work Following Open Carpal Tunnel Surgery

A. D. ACHARYA
J. M. AUCHINCLOSS

From the Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Macclesfield District General Hospital, Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK

Correspondence: Mr. A.D. Acharya, 11, Barbondale close, Great Sankey, Warrington WA5 3GY, UK. Tel./Fax: +44 1925 711 986. E-mail: ashutoshacharya{at}hotmail.com

This study assessed recovery from open carpal tunnel surgery. One hundred and twelve operations in 75 patients (38 unilateral, 37 bilateral) were reviewed prospectively. A validated questionnaire was completed pre- and postoperatively. Additional information was collected regarding symptom severity at regular intervals following surgery. The time to regain all evaluated activities of daily living was 13 (range 1–90, median 7) days. Return to driving took 9 days and return to work 17 days, even although exactly half of the patients underwent simultaneous bilateral operations. We did not find any significant differences in the time to resumption of activities of daily living or work between the patients who underwent unilateral or bilateral procedures, or between those who underwent surgery to the dominant or non-dominant hand. Overall improvement in symptoms and function was no worse in patients undergoing simultaneous bilateral procedures as compared with unilateral procedures.

Key Words: function • work • carpal • tunnel • release • open

Journal of Hand Surgery (British and European Volume), Vol. 30, No. 6, 607-610 (2005)
DOI: 10.1016/J.JHSB.2005.06.018
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