Description of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome

Authors

  • Aydelián Jevey González
  • Iliana María Machado Reyes
  • Warnel Pupo Palacio
  • Concepción Pérez Rivero

Keywords:

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME/therapy

Abstract

A descriptive study of patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome was carried out at
“Manuel Piti Fajardo” Teaching Polyclinic of Las Tunas, from January to December, 2008.
The study was aimed at describing them clinically and epidemiologically. The sample was
made up of 50 patients older than 14 years old, who were characterized according to: age,
sex, individual pathological antecedents factors associated to the triggering of their
symptomatology, as well as clinical signs and symptoms. The results were processed using
the descriptive statistics by means of percentage analysis. The prevailing results were: female
patients, for a 76%; 41 to 50 age group, for a 40%; antecedents of osteoarthrosis, for a 34%.
The factor which triggered the onset of the symptoms was the occupation of office worker, for
a 46%, while 4 patients (8%) came to the consultation office with more than 6 months of
symptom evolution.

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Author Biographies

Aydelián Jevey González

Especialista de I Grado en Bioquímica Clínica. Máster en Medicina Bioenergética y Natural. Profesor Auxiliar. Departamento de Morfofisiología. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta”. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Las Tunas.

Iliana María Machado Reyes

Especialista de I Grado en Fisiología Normal y Patológica. Máster en Medicina Bioenergética y Natural. Profesora Auxiliar. Departamento de Morfofisiología. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta”. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Las Tunas.

Warnel Pupo Palacio

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Profesor Asistente. Servicio de Cardiología. Hospital General Docente “Ernesto Guevara de la Serna”. Las Tunas.

Concepción Pérez Rivero

Especialista de II Grado en Fisiología Normal y Patológica. Máster en Medicina Bioenergética y Natural. Profesor Asistente. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas “Dr. Zoilo E. Marinello Vidaurreta”. Universidad de Ciencias Médicas. Las Tunas.

Published

2015-11-10

How to Cite

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Jevey González A, Machado Reyes IM, Pupo Palacio W, Pérez Rivero C. Description of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome. Rev. electron. Zoilo [Internet]. 2015 Nov. 10 [cited 2025 Oct. 15];38(10). Available from: https://revzoilomarinello.sld.cu/index.php/zmv/article/view/439

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