Peer-reviewed research
The natural course of carpal tunnel syndrome in a working population
Silverstein BA et al., Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health, 2010
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- What it is
- A one-year prospective study of 418 active workers in 12 worksites, with nerve tests at the start and one year later, that tracked how carpal tunnel cases changed over time.
- How much weight it carries
- Peer-reviewed and prospective with objective nerve tests, but a single year of follow-up in one set of worksites. Confidence intervals are wide for some estimates.
Facts taken from this source
- In a working population, 44.4 percent of dominant-hand carpal tunnel syndrome cases were still cases after one year.
“One-year persistence of CTS case status was 44.4% (95% CI 29.9-59.0%) for the dominant hand” (Results)