| The Two Year's Follow Up Study of Symptomatic Hands without Electrodiagnostic Evidence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. |
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Lee, Jong Min , Ryu, Gi Hyeong , Jeon, Jae Yong , Lee, Kyeong Woo , Choi, Jong Ho , Lim, Hyun Sul , Kwon, Yong Wook |
1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Korea. mform1003@naver.com
2Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University College of Medicine, Korea.
3Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Dankook University College of Medicine, Korea.
4Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Donga University College of Medicine, Korea.
5Department of Preventive Medicine, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Korea.
65AG Clinic, Korea. |
| 전기진단 검사가 정상인 수근관 증후군 증상군의 2년 후 추적 연구 |
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이종민1, 류기형, 전재용2, 이경우3, 최종호, 임현술4, 권용욱5 |
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동국대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 1건국대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 2단국대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 3동아대학교 의과대학 재활의학교실, 4동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실, 5AG Clinic |
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| Abstract |
Objective
The purpose of this study was to determine the natural history of symptomatic hands without electrodiagnostic evidence of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS).
Method
This study was comprised of 88 hands of 49 subjects with symptoms consistent with CTS without median mononeuropathy who were recruited during a community health examination and followed after two years. 88 hands of 44 people with age and sex-matched healthy controls were followed for comparison. Symptoms and electrodiagnostic findings were compared between the two groups.
Results
62 hands of the symptomatic group had persistent symptoms after 2 years while 16 hands of the control group had symptoms consistent with CTS. Median motor distal latencies were significantly delayed after two years in the symptomatic group (p＜0.05). Median sensory latencies were also delayed in the symptomatic group, but this was not statistically significant (p=0.064). The occurrence rate of median mononeuropathy at wrist was significantly higher in the symptomatic group than in the control group (13.6% vs. 2.3%)(p＜0.05).
Conclusion
The results of this study suggested that a significant number of symptomatic hands without electrodiagnostic evidence of CTS may have persistent symptoms and may progress to electrodiagnostically evident CTS. (J Korean Acad Rehab Med 2006; 30: 346-352) |
| Key Words:
Carpal tunnel syndrome, Median nerve conduction, Mononeuropathy |
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