Vibrotactile sense 5 years after carpal tunnel release in people with diabetes: A prospective study with matched controls.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To compare vibrotactile sense, 5 years after carpal tunnel release in people with and without diabetes.

Methods

Out of 35 people with diabetes and carpal tunnel syndrome, age- and gender-matched with 31 people without diabetes but with idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome, 27 and 30 people, respectively, participated in this prolonged follow-up. Vibration perception threshold of the index and little finger (median and ulnar nerve, respectively), 5 years after surgery, was measured at seven different frequencies (8, 16, 32, 64, 125, 250 and 500 Hz).

Results

Significant improvement of vibration perception threshold from 1 to 5 years after carpal tunnel release was found at 64 Hz for people with diabetes, while improvement for people without diabetes was demonstrated at

SUBMITTER: Thomsen NOB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8246996 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature