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2. Carpal tunnel surgery - Wikipedia

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   Carpal tunnel surgery, also called carpal tunnel release (CTR) and carpal tunnel decompression surgery, is a nerve decompression in which the transverse carpal ligament is divided. It is a surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and recommended when there is constant (not just intermittent) numbness, muscle weakness, or atrophy, and ...

3. Endoscopic carpal tunnel release - Wikipedia

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   Endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR) refers to a method of performing carpal tunnel surgery using an endoscope or an arthroscopic device to provide visualization of the anatomic structures. Endoscopic techniques for carpal tunnel release involve one or two smaller incisions (less than half inch each) through which instrumentation is ...

4. Nerve decompression - Wikipedia

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   Nerve decompressions are still a relatively new surgery, however a picture emerges from looking at the outcomes of some of the most studied nerve decompressions: carpal tunnel release, sciatic nerve decompression, and migraine surgery. Even within these commonly performed surgeries, the measurement of outcomes is not always standardized.

5. Fond du Lac doctor is one of 3 in Wisconsin who offers ... - AOL

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   FOND DU LAC — Very few doctors conduct carpal tunnel surgery with minimal invasion and recovery time, but SSM Health Fond du Lac Regional Clinic plastic surgeon Richard Schaefer recently treated ...

6. Carpal tunnel syndrome - Wikipedia

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   Wrist splint, corticosteroid injections, surgery [3] Frequency. 5–10% [4][5] Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a nerve compression syndrome associated with the collected signs and symptoms of compression of the median nerve at the carpal tunnel in the wrist. Carpal tunnel syndrome is an idiopathic syndrome but there are environmental, and ...

7. Thread carpal tunnel release - Wikipedia

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   Under the guidance of ultrasound, the routing needle makes a loop with a piece of cutting thread about the transverse carpal ligament in two needle passes. Thread carpal tunnel release (TCTR) is a minimally-invasive procedure of performing carpal tunnel release using a piece of surgical dissecting thread as a dividing element. [1]