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Table 2 Clinical and Ultrasonographic Outcomes at 24 Weeks Post-operation

From: Morphologic change of nerve and symptom relief are similar after mini-incision and endoscopic carpal tunnel release: a randomized trial

Variables

Mini-incision release group

Endoscopic release group

P-value

BCTQ score

 Symptom score

1.3 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.2

0.155

 Function score

1.2 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.2

0.549

DASH score

8.7 ± 4.7

7.5 ± 4.5

0.292

CSA-I (mm2)

9.9 ± 2.5

10.1 ± 2.8

0.778

CSA-M (mm2)

11.4 ± 2.6

12.0 ± 2.8

0.404

CSA-O (mm2)

10.8 ± 2.4

10.0 ± 1.6

0.114

FR-M

3.2 ± 0.7

3.2 ± 0.6

0.938

FR-O

3.0 ± 0.6

2.9 ± 0.7

0.682

  1. The values are mean ± standard deviation. BCTQ Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire, DASH Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand, CSA-I Cross-Sectional Area - Inlet, CSA-M Cross-Sectional Area - Middle, CSA-O Cross-Sectional Area - Outlet, FR-M Flattening Ratio - Middle, FR-O Flattening Ratio – Outlet. *P values are calculated using a two sample t-test and the Wilcoxon rank sum test
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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