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In this pregnancy cohort, about half of the women still complained of carpal tunnel symptoms three years after delivery, although their scores had improved from the start.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“but about half the women still complained of symptoms 3 years after delivery”
Long term follow-up of carpal tunnel syndrome during pregnancy: a cohort study and review of the literature, Mauro Mondelli et al., Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology, 2007, Abstract, Conclusion.
Open the original- What it measures
- The authors describe the course of pregnancy-related carpal tunnel syndrome as benign, and note that only one woman in the cohort needed surgery.
- What it does not show
- A small cohort of 45 women from one clinic. The three-year follow-up relied on a telephone questionnaire, and the authors also report that symptom scores improved overall.