Standard or regulation
Management of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 2024
Read the originalRead on October 16, 2026
- What it is
- The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons clinical practice guideline on managing carpal tunnel syndrome, adopted by its board on 18 May 2024. It grades each recommendation by the quality of the evidence and the strength of the recommendation.
- How much weight it carries
- Expert guideline built on a formal evidence review and graded with a published scheme. It is written for surgeons and clinicians, and the AAOS funded it exclusively. The grades it gives are its own judgement from the evidence it reviewed.
Facts taken from this source
- The 2024 AAOS guideline gives a strong recommendation that corticosteroid injection does not provide long-term improvement of carpal tunnel syndrome.
“Strong evidence suggests corticosteroid injection does not provide long-term improvement of carpal tunnel syndrome.” (Corticosteroid injection recommendation)
- The 2024 AAOS guideline finds that therapeutic ultrasound does not provide long-term improvement of carpal tunnel syndrome.
“Evidence suggests therapeutic ultrasound does not provide long-term improvement of carpal tunnel syndrome.” (Therapeutic ultrasound recommendation)