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In the Dutch trial, 79% of surgery patients reported success at three months, against 53% of splint patients.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Success rates, based on perceived improvement, were 79% (62/78) for the surgery group and 53% (46/86) for the splint group after 3 months”
Greater clinical effects on carpal tunnel syndrome with surgery than with splinting; results of a randomised clinical trial, AAM Gerritsen et al., JAMA, 2002, Results.
Open the original- What it measures
- Success was defined as perceived improvement reported by the patient.
- What it does not show
- A difference of 26 percentage points, with a 95% confidence interval of 12 to 40. Success was self-reported, not measured.