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Recovery Time For Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery
Health Encyclopedia: Carpal Tunnel Release
Carpal tunnel release is successful in improving strength and decreasing pain in about 85% of patients, if these patients are a good fit for the surgery. The procedure resolves pain, nerve tingling, and numbness more reliably than it resolves muscle weakness. Unfortunately, the longer the symptoms have been present, the longer the recovery time and the more variable the extent of recovery.
Convalescence
This surgery is usually done on an outpatient ba...
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