carpal tunnel surgery
Hand nerve operation
Carpal tunnel surgery is a procedure to relieve pressure on the median nerve where it passes through the wrist.
The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway of bone and ligament; when swelling compresses the nerve, it causes numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hand.
Surgery cuts the ligament to create more space: She's scheduling carpal tunnel surgery after months of failed splinting.
- wristHand-forearm connection
- wrist painSoreness at hand's base
- nerveSignal-carrying body fiber
- nerve damageInjured neural tissue
- numbnessLoss of sensation
tingling · incision · release · median · ligament · hand · splint · recovery · recovery time · scar · grip · stitches · orthopedic · local anesthesia · repetitive · repetitive strain · swelling · brace
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carpal tunnel surgeryconservative treatment
Non-surgical medical management
physical therapy · occupational therapy · watchful waiting · doing nothing · bracing
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