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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Hand Surg Am. 2017 Sep 23;43(2):184.e1–184.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2017.08.015

TABLE 6.

Spearman correlations comparing pre and post-surgical differences in CTSAQ and Neuro-QoL scores to pre and post-surgical changes in Median Nerve Cross-sectional Area.

Difference between pre-
and post-surgery
measurements
Difference between post- and pre-surgery scores
CTSAQ Symptoms
Total
CTSAQ Function
Total
NeuroQOL : Physical
Function T-score
NeuroQOL: Upper
Extremity T-score
Average Median nerve CSA at tunnel inlet, mm2 .26 .61 .22 .45
Average Median nerve CSA at mid tunnel, mm2 −.080 −.15 −.13 −.06
Average Median nerve CSA at tunnel outlet, mm2 .077 .28 .11 .26

CSA = Cross-sectional area