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