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Carpal tunnel surgery
Carpal tunnel is when the median nerve gets pinched at the level of the wrist. This "pinching" is done by the transverse carpal ligament which is longitudinally split during surgery. This can be done open or endoscopically.
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I had carpal tunnel surgery 2 1/2 weeks ago and I just fell again. What should I do?
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Had carpal tunnel surgery 4months ago used compression gloves. What else can be done?
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After my carpal tunnel surgery i was still not right so they took test said i was fine can the test be wrong or not tell everything?
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