Table 3:
Patient-reported outcome measures.
Questionnaire
Pre-operative
Post-operative
Significancee
VASa
70.6 (21.3)
24.4 (20.9)
p<0.001
FSSb
2.69 (1.07)
1.75 (.77)
p<0.001
SSSc
3.00 (.89)
1.75 (.68)
p<0.001
MHQd
47.92 (23.48)
66.54 (18.71)
p<0.001
Reported as mean (SD)
Reported as mean (SD)
a= Visual Analogue Scale
b= Functional Status Scale from the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire
c=Symptom Severity Scale from the Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire
d= Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire
e= Significance level determined using a paired t-test