Each year, doctors perform 400,000 to 600,000 carpal tunnel release surgeries — one ... are medically appropriate for this ...

These can take up space in the carpal tunnel and put more pressure on the median nerve. During open carpal tunnel release surgery, the transverse carpal ligament is cut, which releases pressure on the ...

When I did finally go, he immediately told me he thought it was carpal tunnel syndrome and sent me for tests. I knew a carpal tunnel release operation ... be done as day surgery under local ...