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Surgical vs. Nonsurgical Treatment for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Bless Jung, DO,
Alexander T. Augusta Military Medical Center, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
Jeffrey Leggit, MD, CAQSM,
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland
Patient perspective by John James

American Family Physician. 2024;110(3):235-236.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

This clinical content conforms to AAFP criteria for CME.

Author disclosure: No relevant financial relationships.

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These are summaries of reviews from the Cochrane Library.

This series is coordinated by Corey D. Fogleman, MD, assistant medical editor.

A collection of Cochrane for Clinicians published in AFP is available at https://www.aafp.org/afp/cochrane.

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