Publications by authors named "Johnny T Nelson"
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and effectiveness of office-based carpal tunnel release with ultrasound guidance (CTR-US).
Methods: In this prospective multicenter observational study, patients were treated with CTR-US in an office setting. Outcomes were time to resume normal daily activities, time to return to work, Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire Symptom Severity Scale and Functional Status Scale scores, Michigan Hand Questionnaire, Numeric Pain Scale, EuroQoL-5 Dimension 5-Level score, procedure satisfaction, and adverse events over 6 months.
Background: Diabetes mellitus often exists for many years prior to diagnosis, and very little is known about the role of the prediagnosis stage of metabolic impairment in contributing to hand and upper-extremity pathology. The goal of this study is to determine the prevalence of undiagnosed glucose dysregulation in patients presenting with the 2 most commonly treated conditions of the hand and wrist.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed of hand surgery patients with no established diagnosis of prediabetes or diabetes referred for a 2-hour glucose tolerance test according to American Diabetes Association criteria.
Reply to the Letter to the Editor: Art in Science: The "Pygmy" Chair and the Tenodesis Effect.
Clin Orthop Relat Res
October 2020
Introduction: To date, no method has been described or utilized to study the distribution of symptoms in carpal tunnel syndrome. We describe a technique of symptom-mapping that yields a population-based "anatomic profile" of carpal tunnel syndrome.
Methods: Symptoms were mapped on visual questionnaires depicting the volar hand, wrist, and forearm.