Correlation between electrodiagnostic severity and Boston carpal tunnel questionnaire in surgically treated carpal tunnel syndrome patients.

Objective: The objectives of this study were to (1) investigate whether electrodiagnostic (EDX) findings reflect the preoperative symptom severity and functional impairment in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and (2) evaluate the relationship between EDX findings and the clinical outcomes reported according to the self-administered patient questionnaires.

Methods: Patients diagnosed with idiopathic CTS who underwent carpal tunnel release between May 2016 and July 2018 were included. Carpal tunnel syndrome was clinically diagnosed and confirmed based on the EDX findings.

A novel classification of Kienbock's disease based on magnetic resonance imaging.

Purpose: We devised a classification system for Kienbock's disease using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Moreover, we compared it with the modified Lichtman classification and evaluated the inter-observer reliability.

Methods: Eighty-eight patients diagnosed with Kienbock's disease were included.

Patient expectations and satisfaction in hand surgery: A new assessment approach through a valid and reliable survey questionnaire.

Introduction: Assessing patient expectations in orthopaedic surgery has gained significant importance over time. However, there have been only a few studies on how to measure such expectations in hand surgery. Against the backdrop, the study was designed to develop a valid and reliable expectations survey for patients undergoing hand surgery and to identify the correlations between preoperative expectations and postoperative satisfaction.