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What is it like to have a carpal tunnel release surgery?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Relatively simple: Most patient experience significant improvement of numbness and tingling with elimination of pain. The surgery is short and takes only a few minutes and there is little to no pain postoperatively. Down time is approximately 1 week.
Answered 3/5/2018
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Here are some videos: www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4hty1vyrxg. Real footage: surgery video of endoscopic carpal tunnel release using the agee proximal http://www.Handsurgerypodcast.Com/endoscopic-carpal-tunnel.Html http://www.Handsurgerypodcast.Com/endscopic-carpal-tunnel-video.Html.
Answered 12/10/2013
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