Carpal Tunnel Release Outcomes in Diabetic Versus Non-Diabetic Patients

نویسندگان

1 Bone and Joint Disease Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

2 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

3 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Imam Reza Hospital, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran

4 Bone and Joint Disease Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

5 Bone and Joint Disease Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran

doi
10.17795/soj-1234
چکیده

Background: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is the most common compressive neuropathy. Diabetes mellitus is the most common disease that predisposes the patients to CTS. Diabetic neuropathy is a progressive disease and diabetics nerve is more susceptible to compression at known sites of anatomic constrains such as in the carpal tunnel; clinical ...