Braun R M, Doehr S, Mosqueda T, Garcia A
The Hand Center, San Diego, CA, USA.
J Hand Surg Am. 1999 Jan;24(1):53-8. doi: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.jhsu24a0053.
A group of 225 patients who underwent surgical release for carpal tunnel syndrome, considered causally related to their jobs, were compared on the basis of one variable: representation by an attorney. Postoperative functional recovery measurements for the represented and the unrepresented workers were reviewed. There is no difference in the functional recovery rates or final functional values in these two groups of workers. We concluded that an attorney representing an injured worker did not influence the functional recovery of the hand in these patients, nor did it affect the medical decision-making process.
一组225名因腕管综合征接受手术松解的患者，被认为与他们的工作有因果关系，根据一个变量进行比较：是否有律师代理。对有律师代理和无律师代理的工人术后功能恢复测量结果进行了回顾。这两组工人在功能恢复率或最终功能值方面没有差异。我们得出结论，代表受伤工人的律师既没有影响这些患者手部的功能恢复，也没有影响医疗决策过程。
