Effectiveness of ActiPatch in the management and prevention of pillar pain following open carpal tunnel release surgery in weight-bearing hand of elderly patients: an observational study.

Q2 Medicine

Medicinski Glasnik Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.17392/1787-22-01

Giulia Sassara, Adriano Cannella, Ludovico Caruso, Giuseppe Taccardo, Marco Passiatore, Arturo Militerno, Maurizio Marinangeli, Rocco De Vitis

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Abstract

Aim: To confirm the effectiveness of the ActiPatch device in treating and preventing pillar pain following open carpal tunnel release surgery.

Methods: Ten elderly patients with pillar pain after carpal tunnel release surgery were treated with ActiPatch for seven days. When these patients underwent surgery on the opposite hand, they were pre-emptively treated with ActiPatch to prevent pillar pain. Pain was measured using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), functionality was assessed using the Quick Disability of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (QuickDASH) and Michigan Hand Questionnaire (MHQ) scoring systems, and patient satisfaction was evaluated.

Results: All patients showed an improvement in pain level and functional capacity after using ActiPatch for pillar pain management. Additionally, none of the patients experienced pillar pain during the subsequent preventive phase.

Conclusion: The use of ActiPatch proves to be a viable and effective approach for managing and preventing pillar pain in elderly patients with weight-bearing hands who have undergone carpal tunnel release surgery.

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ActiPatch治疗和预防老年患者负重手开放腕管松解手术后柱痛的有效性：一项观察性研究。

目的：验证ActiPatch装置治疗和预防开放腕管松解手术后柱痛的有效性。方法：对10例老年腕管松解术后柱痛患者应用ActiPatch治疗7 d。当这些患者接受另一只手的手术时，他们被预先用ActiPatch治疗，以防止柱子疼痛。使用视觉模拟量表（VAS）测量疼痛，使用手臂、肩膀和手的快速残疾（QuickDASH）和密歇根手部问卷（MHQ）评分系统评估功能，并评估患者满意度。结果：所有患者在使用ActiPatch治疗柱子疼痛后，疼痛程度和功能能力均有改善。此外，在随后的预防阶段，没有患者出现柱痛。结论：应用ActiPatch对老年负重手行腕管松解术患者柱痛的管理和预防是一种可行和有效的方法。

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Medicinski Glasnik 医学-医学：内科

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2.30

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Medicinski Glasnik (MG) is the official publication (two times per year) of the Medical Association of Zenica-Doboj Canton. Manuscripts that present of original basic and applied research from all fields of medicine (general and clinical practice, and basic medical sciences) are invited.