Table 2.
Long-term outcome after supraclavicular TOS surgery without first rib resection.
| Assessment | Female Mean (SD) * |
Male Mean (SD) * |
All | p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuickDASH score (scale 0–100) | ||||
| At follow-up | 39 (25) | 31 (21) | 37 (24) | 0.326 ** |
| CBSQ score (scale 0–120) | ||||
| At follow-up | 51 (35) | 52 (35) | 52 (35) | 0.927 ** |
| Pain (NRS scale 0–10) | <0.001 *** | |||
| Preoperatively | 8.0 (1.6) | 6.7 (2.8) | 7.8 (1.9) | 0.122 ** |
| At follow-up | 4.0 (3.2) | 3.8 (3.4) | 4.0 (3.2) | 0.799 ** |
| Numbness (NRS scale 0–10) | <0.001 *** | |||
| Preoperatively | 7.5 (1.9) | 7.0 (2.5) | 7.4 (2.0) | 0.388 ** |
| At follow-up | 3.9 (3.0) | 4.5 (3.1) | 4.0 (3.0) | 0.518 ** |
| Weakness (NRS scale 0–10) | <0.001 *** | |||
| Preoperatively | 7.4 (1.9) | 7.1 (2.2) | 7.3 (2.0) | 0.578 ** |
| At follow-up | 3.7 (2.9) | 4.3 (3.1) | 3.8 (3.0) | 0.517 ** |
| Daily harm caused by TOS (scale 0–10) | <0.001 *** | |||
| Preoperatively | 8.2 (1.4) | 7.1 (2.0) | 8.1 (1.6) | 0.056 ** |
| At follow-up | 4.0 (3.1) | 4.4 (3.2) | 4.1 (3.1) | 0.695 ** |
| Result excellent or good, n (%) | 54 (79 %) | 7 (47%) | 61 (74 %) | 0.009 ** |
CBSQ, Cervical-Brachial Symptom Questionnaire; QuickDASH, Quick Disabilities of Arm, Shoulder and Hand; NRS, Number Rating Scale. * = Data shown represent the standard deviation (SD). p-value ** = Comparison between sex. p-value ***—paired sample t-test in patients, differences between before operation and during follow-up questionnaire time.