Table 2.
Carpal tunnel symptom severity as measured by patient-rated outcomes and 2PD score at baseline, immediate post-operative, and at > 1-year follow-up
| Patient-reported outcome | Pre-operative | Immediate post-operative | Final follow-up | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | N | Score | N | Score | N | |
| Mean LK score | ||||||
| SSS score | 2.74 ± 0.70 | 30 | 1.94 ± 0.66 | 28 | 1.17 ± 0.54 | 48 |
| FSS score | 2.25 ± 0.82 | 26 | 1.89 ± 0.71 | 24 | 1.17 ± 0.47 | 48 |
| Mean QuickDASH score | 39.11 ± 21.24 | 53 | 25.78 ± 16.88 | 71 | 6.70 ± 13.06 | 56 |
| Mean 2PD (mm) | ||||||
| 1st digit | 6.7 ± 1.2 | 65 | 6.1 ± 1.2 | 63 | ||
| 2nd digit | 6.6 ± 1.3 | 70 | 5.9 ± 1.1 | 65 | ||
| 3rd digit | 6.6 ± 1.2 | 67 | 6.0 ± 1.1 | 60 | ||
| 4th digit | 5.9 ± 1.3 | 87 | 5.8 ± 1.3 | 69 | ||
| 5th digit | 5.5 ± 1.2 | 86 | 5.8 ± 1.2 | 70 | ||
| Most affected radial digit, measurable | 7.2 ± 1.1 | 60 | 6.4 ± 1.2 | 59 | ||
LK, Levine-Katz; FSS, functional status score; SSS, symptom severity score