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In all patients, a numeric Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score, Pinch-Test, Jamar hand dynamometer test (JAMAR), and the Disabilities of the Arm Shoulder and Hand (DASH) score were analyzed preoperatively and at final follow-up to assess outcome. Additionally, a complete review of the literature was performed, including all data dealing with pronator teres syndrome. Results: Ten female and two male patients were included with a mean age of 49 years. Significant improvement in DASH and numeric VAS was detected at latest postoperative follow-up. In three patients, clinical signs of CTS pathology were detected during the follow-up period. One patient needed to be treated surgically, and in the other two patients, a conservative management was possible. In one patient (8%), a PTS recurrence was detected. All patients presented satisfied at latest follow-up. Conclusion: In one-fourth of our patients, a CTS occurred during the follow-up period. Therefore, focusing on double-crush syndrome in unclear or mixed symptoms is necessary to avoid multiple operations. Furthermore, it seems that assessment with NCV is not enough for diagnosing PTS; therefore, further research is needed to clarify this problem.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph19010080","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,22]],"date-time":"2021-12-22T10:24:52Z","timestamp":1640168692000},"page":"80","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["Outcome of Surgical Treated Isolated Pronator Teres Syndromes\u2014A Retrospective Cohort Study and Complete Review of the Literature"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"19","author":[{"given":"Harald","family":"Binder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Armin","family":"Zadra","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LKH S\u00fcdsteiermark, Department of Orthopaedics, Bad Radkersburg, 8490 S\u00fcdsteiermark, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8580-2314","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Domenik","family":"Popp","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Micha","family":"Komjati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"First Department of Orthopaedics, Hospital of sacred Heart of Jesus, 1030 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8698-8341","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Thomas M.","family":"Tiefenboeck","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Division of Trauma Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"251","article-title":"Primary myoses in the M. pronator teres as cause of lesion of the N. medianus (the pronator syndrome)","volume":"74","author":"Seyffarth","year":"1951","journal-title":"Acta Psychiatr. 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