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. 2023 Jan 31;24:79. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-06193-4

Table 2.

Clinical and ultrasound parameters before and 6 weeks after carpal tunnel release

Parameter Before CTRa 6 weeks after CTR p-value
NRSb of pain 6.07 ± 1.21 2.07 ± 1.03 <  0.001
SWCSc 25.44 ± 2.75 6.67 ± 3.66 <  0.001
USd findings
 CSAe of median nerve, cm2 0.20 ± 0.04 0.18 ± 0.08 0.191
 Palmar bowing, mm 4.10 ± 0.71 3.24 ± 0.91 < 0.001

a CTR, carpal tunnel release; bNRS, numerical rating scale of pain; cSWCS, Simovic and Weinberg Clinical Scale; dUS, ultrasound; eCSA, cross-sectional area of the median nerve