The effect of metabolic syndrome on recurrence in patients who had undergone surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Objectives: this study aims to investigate whether or not metabolic syndrome (ms) affects recurrence in patients who had undergone surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome (cts). patients and methods: the study included 86 hands of 78 patients (19 males,59 females; mean age 52.0±8.2 years; range 36 to 78 years) who underwent cts surgery. patients were examined clinically and demographically for the presence of ms. patients were also evaluated using a visual analog scale and the boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire. diagnoses of recurrence were established using electromyography in patients with clinical cts and tinel and/or phalen test positivity. the effect of ms on recurrent cts was examined statistically by independent t-test. results: at the end of a mean follow-up period of 36.2±19.2 months (range 12 to 60 months),recurrence was identified in 31 (36%) of the 86 hands. of these 31 hands,ms was present in 23 (74.2%). in the 55 hands (64%) without recurrence,ms was present in 10 (18.2%). according to these differences,the effect of ms on recurrent cts was statistically significant (p < 0.001). conclusion: our study indicated that ms affected recurrence in patients who had undergone cts surgery.