The association of sensory phenotype and concomitant mood, sleep and functional impairment with the outcome of carpal tunnel surgery

Up to 25% of people who have had carpal tunnel release surgery (CTR) fail to report improvement; however, evidence for prognostic indicators in this surgical cohort is limited. To identify candidate prognostic factors, this study investigated the association of quantitative sensory testing (QST) derived sensory phenotype and attendant impairment with patient-reported surgical outcome.With ethical approval and informed consent, this prospective...