The Prevalence and Severity of Carpel Tunnel Syndrome during Pregnancy

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence and severity of carpel tunnel syndrome during pregnancy. Study Design: Descriptive/cross-sectional study Place and Duration: Orthopaedic Department Mardan Medical Complex/BKMC and OBS & Gynae department THQ Hospital Takht Bhai Mardan from June 2019 to June 2021. Methods: Two hundred pregnant women were enrolled in this study. Patients were having18-45years of ages. Patients’ detailed demographics including age, residency, economic status and body mass index were recorded after taking informed written consent. Clinical test Phalen and Tinel were used to diagnose the CTS. CTS among patients were calculated in terms of mild, moderate and severity. Complete data was analyzed by SPSS 24.0version. Results: Mean age of the patients was 29.86±6.75 years with mean BMI 27.24 ± 2.48 kg/m2. Most of the patients 80 (40%) were from third trimester followed by 2nd trimester 70 (35%) and the rest were 50 (25%) women from first trimester. 90 (45%) women were educated and 70 (35%) were from urban areas. Among 200 pregnant women, frequency of carpal tunnel syndrome was found among 60 (30%) patients. There were 25 (41.7%) cases had mild CTS, 15 (25%) patients had moderate and 20 (33.3%) patients had severe CTS. Conclusion: We concluded in this study that the prevalence of CTS among pregnant women was high and most of the patients had mild to severe CTS. It is more prevalent among the patients of third semester. Keywords: Pregnancy, Carpel Tunnel Syndrome, Severity, Women