TY - JOUR
T1 - Should 6- or 12-month outcomes be used after carpal tunnel decompression?
AU - Stirling, Paul H. C.
AU - Yapp, Liam Z.
AU - McEachan, Jane E.
PY - 2023/11/17
Y1 - 2023/11/17
N2 - Preoperative and 6- and 12-month postoperative Quick version of the Disablities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH) scores for 336 patients undergoing carpal tunnel decompression were 43.2, 18.2 and 15.9, respectively. There was no significant improvement in QuickDASH between 6 and 12 months. Postoperative scores should not be collected at both end points.
AB - Preoperative and 6- and 12-month postoperative Quick version of the Disablities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH) scores for 336 patients undergoing carpal tunnel decompression were 43.2, 18.2 and 15.9, respectively. There was no significant improvement in QuickDASH between 6 and 12 months. Postoperative scores should not be collected at both end points.
UR - https://doi.org/10.1177/17531934231210067
U2 - 10.1177/17531934231210067
DO - 10.1177/17531934231210067
M3 - Letter
C2 - 37975873
VL - 49
SP - 504
EP - 506
JO - The Journal of hand surgery, European volume
JF - The Journal of hand surgery, European volume
IS - 4
ER -