Prevalencia de síndrome túnel carpiano en el servicio de neurofisiología del hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo durante el periodo febrero 2016 a febrero 2017.

Abstract

Introduction: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is a peripheral neuropathy due to compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel caused by an increase in the pressure of the carpal tunnel, associated with sensory and motor symptoms. Objective: To describe the prevalence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in the Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo, assisted at the Neurophysiology service. Materials and Methods: We performed a retrospective observational descriptive study of carpal tunnel syndrome in which the prevalence of the 139 patients that conformed our sample was detailed. Results and Discussion: Of the total number of patients attended by the neurophysiology service, which were 804, the 17.29% corresponding to the 139 patients that make up our sample had carpal tunnel syndrome. Conclusion: A prevalence of 17.29% was obtained in our study. More female patients were observed, the most common presentation age was between 45 and 61 years. The prevalence was in most cases bilateral and the most frequent comorbidity was obesity.