Surgery provides modest benefit over non-surgical treatment for patients with carpal tunnel syndrome
Friday, September 25, 2009 - 13:56
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- While surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome in patients without an indication of severe nerve damage (denervation) provides better outcomes than non-surgical treatment, the clinical relevance of this difference is modest. The findings of this comparative effectiveness research are reported in this week's Surgery Special Issue of The Lancet, written by Dr. Jeffrey Jarvik, professor of radiology and neurosurgery at the University of Washington and director of the Comparative Effectiveness, Cost and Outcomes Research Center at UW, and colleagues.