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In a single-centre study of carpal tunnel surgery, none of the patients who had a first operation there had a recurrence of carpal tunnel syndrome at long-term follow-up.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“None of the patients experienced a recurrence of CTS.”
Does Recurrence of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) after Complete Division of the Transverse Ligament Really Exist?, Fatma Kilinc, Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021, Abstract.
Open the original (DOI 10.3390/jcm10184208)- What it measures
- Long-term follow-up was about eleven years, by standardised telephone interview.
- What it does not show
- Single centre, and recurrence was judged from patient report, so it may understate or overstate true recurrence.