Wand J S
Clinical Research Centre, Northwick Park Hospital, Middlesex.
J R Soc Med. 1989 Jun;82(6):349-50. doi: 10.1177/014107688908200612.
In a retrospective postal study of 27 women who have developed carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in the puerperium, the condition was found to affect predominantly elderly primiparous women (mean age 31.5 years). The condition was associated with breastfeeding in 24 women. The three who did not breastfeed had less severe symptoms which resolved within one month of onset. The symptoms developed a mean of 3.5 weeks following delivery, lasted 6.5 months and started to resolve within 14 days of weaning. Symptomatic treatments with either splintage, diuretics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or steroid injections provided some benefit. Two patients required surgical decompression. All patients were symptom-free by one year.
在一项对27名在产褥期患腕管综合征（CTS）的女性进行的回顾性邮寄研究中，发现该病主要影响高龄初产妇（平均年龄31.5岁）。24名女性的病情与母乳喂养有关。未进行母乳喂养的3名女性症状较轻，在发病后1个月内症状缓解。症状平均在分娩后3.5周出现，持续6.5个月，并在断奶后14天内开始缓解。采用夹板固定、利尿剂、非甾体抗炎药或类固醇注射进行对症治疗有一定益处。两名患者需要进行手术减压。所有患者在1年内均无症状。
