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Why are some doctors beginning to do carpal tunnel surgery using an endoscope?

The surgery releases the carpal ligament, taking pressure off the median nerve. By using the endoscope, surgeons can accomplish this without disrupting the nearby tissues.


Proponents of the procedure feel that patients heal faster, are able to use their hand faster, and have fewer problems of tenderness in the palmar incision. Other physicians are not convinced that this procedure is better than the open incision technique.

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