Impact of Exposure to Hand-Held Vibrating Tools on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Open Carpal Tunnel Release: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Matched Controls
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
Statistical Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Vibration-Exposed Individuals with CTS (n = 23) | Individuals with CTS and without Vibration Exposure (n = 23) | p-Value | ||
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Age, years | 61 ± 14 | 61 ± 13 | ||
Diabetes | 3 (13) | 3 (13) | ||
Smoking | 4 (17) | 4 (17) | ||
Sex | ||||
Male | 17 (74) | 17 (74) | ||
Female | 6 (26) | 6 (26) | ||
BMI | 27 [24–30] | 30 [26–31] | 0.28 | |
SCV at carpal tunnel, median nerve (m/s) | 27 [20–34] | 32 [28–35] | 0.54 | |
SNAP thumb (mV) | 3 [0–9] | 4 [2–5] | 0.89 | |
SNAP long finger (mV) | 3 [0–6] | 2 [2–5] | 0.68 |
Vibration-Exposed Individuals with CTS (n = 23) | Individuals with CTS and without Vibration Exposure (n = 23) | p-Value | |
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Preoperative QuickDASH | 45 [30–61] | 43 [25–64] | 0.68 |
Postoperative QuickDASH | 20 [2–45] | 14 [5–34] | 0.87 |
Difference in QuickDASH score from pre- operative to 12 months postoperative | 18 [3–32] | 20 [0–30] | 0.98 |
B-Coefficient (95% CI) | |
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Vibration exposure (no exposure is reference) | 2.81 (−12.3–17.9) |
Age (years) | −0.096 (−0.68–0.49) |
Sex (male is reference) | 17.9 (−0.61–36.4) |
Diabetes (no diabetes is reference) | 22.0 (−1.07–45.1) |
Smoking (no smoking is reference) | 9.57 (−11.3–30.4) |
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Zimmerman, M.; Åselius, L.; Dahlin, E.; Andersson, G.S.; Dahlin, L.B. Impact of Exposure to Hand-Held Vibrating Tools on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Open Carpal Tunnel Release: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Matched Controls. J. Clin. Med. 2024, 13, 4954. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164954
Zimmerman M, Åselius L, Dahlin E, Andersson GS, Dahlin LB. Impact of Exposure to Hand-Held Vibrating Tools on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Open Carpal Tunnel Release: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Matched Controls. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2024; 13(16):4954. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164954
Chicago/Turabian StyleZimmerman, Malin, Lisa Åselius, Erik Dahlin, Gert S. Andersson, and Lars B. Dahlin. 2024. "Impact of Exposure to Hand-Held Vibrating Tools on Patient-Reported Outcome Measures after Open Carpal Tunnel Release: A Retrospective Cohort Study with Matched Controls" Journal of Clinical Medicine 13, no. 16: 4954. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13164954