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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: An Overview

By Jonathan Cluett, M.D., About.com

Updated: August 18, 2008

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Incision for Carpal Tunnel Surgery

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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