TABLE II.
Outcomes of Carpal Tunnel Release at Ten to Fifteen-Year Follow-up of 113 Patients
| Outcome Measure | Finding |
| Symptom, function, and satisfaction scores* (scale of 1 to 5) (points) | |
| Levine-Katz symptom score | 1.3 (0.5) |
| Levine-Katz function score | 1.6 (0.8) |
| Overall satisfaction | 1.5 (0.8) |
| Specific outcomes† (no. of patients) | |
| Poor Levine-Katz symptom score (≥2 points) | |
| No | 97 (87%) |
| Yes | 15 (13%) |
| Poor Levine-Katz function score (≥2 points) | |
| No | 82 (74%) |
| Yes | 29 (26%) |
| Revision carpal tunnel syndrome surgery on index hand | |
| No | 111 (98%) |
| Yes | 2 (2%) |
| Symptoms within first year of surgery | |
| Disappear entirely | 81 (72%) |
| Get partially better | 25 (22%) |
| Stay the same | 5 (5%) |
| Worsen a lot | 1 (1%) |
| Symptoms overall (at the time of the survey) | |
| Completely better | 83 (74%) |
| Somewhat better | 22 (20%) |
| Stayed the same | 4 (4%) |
| Significantly worse | 3 (3%) |
| Satisfaction with surgery | |
| Completely or very satisfied | 97 (88%) |
| Somewhat satisfied | 4 (4%) |
| Somewhat or very dissatisfied | 9 (8%) |
*
The scores are given as the mean and the standard deviation.
†
Totals may not equal 113 in all instances because of incomplete responses.