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Average typing speed fell by about 9.1 percent in the 8 to 10 days after open carpal tunnel release, measured from the group's pre-surgery average.

Checked against its source on October 16, 2026

How it is calculated: (49.7 - 45.2) / 49.7 = 0.091, so about 9.1 percent

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Before open carpal tunnel release, the 27 patients in a 2016 study typed at an average of 49.7 words per minute on a short online test.
Eight to ten days after open carpal tunnel release, average typing speed fell to 45.2 words per minute, a drop the authors call statistically significant.

Typing speed dropped about 9 percent after release | Yap