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  2. Carpal Tunnel Surgery: How It Works, Recovery Time | HSS

    www.hss.edu/conditions_carpal-tunnel-surgery.asp

    Carpal tunnel release surgery is performed in the outpatient setting with local anesthesia or light sedation. It involves releasing the pressure on the median nerve by cutting the transverse carpal ligament. The procedure may be performed as an open or endoscopic surgery.

  3. Carpal Tunnel Release - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/treatment-tests-and-therapies/carpal-tunnel-release

    Carpal tunnel release is surgery to treat carpal tunnel syndrome. During this surgery, the surgeon cuts through a ligament in the wrist to make more room for nerves and tendons to pass through.

  4. What to Expect Before and After Carpal Tunnel Surgery - Verywell...

    www.verywellhealth.com/open-surgery-or-endoscopic-carpal-tunnel-surgery-4083069

    Carpal tunnel surgery is considered a safe and effective way to relieve symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome in the long term. It can be performed as an open release or an endoscopic release. The surgery takes about 10 to 15 minutes to complete and you can typically go home the same day.

  5. Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery: How It's Done, Risks, What to...

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    Carpal tunnel surgery involves relieving pressure on the median nerve by cutting part of the carpal ligament. This band of tissue holds the wrist joint together. Carpal tunnel release is a common surgery but has risks and potential complications.

  6. Surgery for Treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Procedure and...

    www.webmd.com/pain-management/carpal-tunnel/do-i-need-carpal-tunnel-surgery

    There are two main types of carpal tunnel release surgery: open and endoscopic. In both cases, your doctor cuts the ligament around the carpal tunnel to take pressure off the median nerve and...

  7. Carpal tunnel syndrome - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/carpal-tunnel-syndrome/diagnosis...

    The goal of carpal tunnel surgery is to relieve pressure by cutting the ligament pressing on the median nerve. Three different techniques are used in carpal tunnel surgery: Endoscopic surgery.

  8. New approach to carpal tunnel release offers promising results

    www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/physical-medicine-rehabilitation/news/...

    Severe or persistent cases may be treated surgically by performing a carpal tunnel release (CTR) during which the transverse carpal ligament (TCL) is transected to relieve pressure on the median nerve. Traditional CTR procedures have included open and endoscopic CTR.

  9. Carpal tunnel syndrome surgery: Procedure, benefits, recovery

    www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/carpal-tunnel-syndrome-surgery

    The surgery for CTS is called carpal tunnel release. It aims to relieve pressure on the median nerve by cutting the ligament at the roof of the tunnel, called the transverse carpal ligament.

  10. Carpal Tunnel Release - Cedars-Sinai

    www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/tests-and-procedures/c/carpal-tunnel...

    Carpal tunnel release is surgery to treat carpal tunnel syndrome. During this surgery, the surgeon cuts through a ligament in the wrist to make more room for nerves and tendons to pass through. This can improve the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome.

  11. Carpal Tunnel Release: Reasons, Procedure, and Types - Healthline

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    Carpal tunnel syndrome is a condition caused by a pinched nerve in the wrist. Learn how a carpal tunnel release procedure can help relieve symptoms.