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5 to 7months after surgery
A systematic review found that grip and pinch strength did not show marked recovery until 5 to 7 months after carpal tunnel release.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Grip and pinch strength did not show marked recovery until 5–7 months postoperatively.”
Neural Recovery After Carpal Tunnel Release: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis, MG Sobeeh and AB Schmid, University of Oxford research repository (journal article), n.d., Results.
Open the original- What it measures
- The review also found some electrical nerve measures still abnormal at one year after surgery.
- What it does not show
- Pooled grip results are low certainty, and the timing reflects the studies available.