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What is the main precaution for after surgery of severe carpal tunnel syndrome?
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Wound care: Follow your surgeons recommendations with appropriate activity limitations and wound care and the prescribed follow up routine and therapy regimen.
Answered 7/23/2013
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Postop caution: Ask your surgeon! depends on a number of rings, including the type of surgery that was done. The surgeon will be happy to give you this information to improve the chances that you will get a good result.
Answered 6/21/2015
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