文档介绍：4 2022 1 13 1 Orthopaedics, January 2022, Vol. 13, Noiao⁃bing contributed equally to this work
To evaluate the clinical characteristics and treatments of carpal tunnel
【Abstract】 Objective
syndrome caused by tophaceous gout. A total of 16 cases (17 sides) of carpal tunnel syndrome
Methods
caused by tophaceous gout who underwent surgical treatment in the Department of Hand Surgery of Huashan
Hospital from October 2017 to December 2019 were studied retrospectively. The course of gout and carpal
tunnel syndrome was ( ± ) years and ( ± ) months respectively. During the operation, local
indentation of the median nerve was seen on 7 sides and the flexor tendons were widely wrapped by gout on 9
sides. The flexion and extension functions of the finger and distal motor latency (DML) were observed and
compared. The evaluation criteria of upper extremity function issued by the Hand Surgery Society of Chinese
Medical Association were used to evaluate the function of the finger. All the incisions achieved
Results
primary healing. All the patients were follow ⁃ up for ( ± ) months postoperatively. The flexion and
extension functions of