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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Overview

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Updated August 18, 2008

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Incision for Carpal Tunnel Surgery
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If patients have persistent symptoms despite simple, conservative treatments of carpal tunnel, surgical treatment may be recommended. In order to make more room for the pinched median nerve, an incision is made directly over the carpal tunnel.
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