Table 2.

CTS or TTS patients’ preoperative expectations and actual outcomes

	CTS			TTS
	Expected	Actual		Expected	Actual
NRS	2.04 ± 2.49	0.61 ± 0.78	p < 0.05	3.10 ± 1.87	2.79 ± 1.51	ns
QOL*	0.92 ± 0.08	0.96 ± 0.05	p < 0.05	0.85 ± 0.15	0.80 ± 0.11	ns

Abbreviations:

CTS = carpal tunnel syndrome

TTS = tarsal tunnel syndrome

NRS = numerical rating scale

EQ-5D-5 L = EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level scale

QOL* = quality of life based on the EuroQol 5-dimension 5-level scale