Hypothenar fat pad flap vs conventional open release in primary carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Demographics data of conventional open carpal tunnel release and hypothenar fat pad flap groups

	COR group (n = 17)	HTFPF group (n = 19)	P value
Age (yr) mean ± SD	50.4 (1.5)	53.3 (1.5)	0.182
Gender (%)			0.231
Male	0 (0)	2 (11)
Female	17 (100)	17 (89)
Body mass index mean ± SD	28.4 (1.3)	25.5 (0.9)	0.064
Hand dominant (%)			1
Right	15 (88)	17 (90)
Left	2 (12)	2 (10)
Side of operation (%)			0.017
Right	6 (35)	15 (79)
Left	11 (65)	4 (21)
Onset of duration mo mean ± SD	11.8 (2.3)	13.3 (2.5)	0.675

COR: Conventional open release; HTFPF: Hypothenar fat pad flap.