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carpal tunnel release

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carpal tunnel release,
a surgical procedure for treating carpal tunnel syndrome in which the flexor retinaculum of the wrist is cut to release compression of the median nerve.
carpal tunnel release
Surgery Relief of pressure on median nerve entrapped in the carpal tunnel by incision or endoscopic repair
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His clinical interests include hand surgery, endoscopic and open carpal tunnel release, wrist osteoarthritis surgery, facial plastic surgery, endoscopic facelift, facial implants, rhinoplasty, fat grafting, reconstructive surgery, scar revisions, abdominoplasty and liposuction.
MEDICAL MEMOS by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
The first most commonly performed procedure was arthroscopy of the knee (CPT Code 29850 and 29851) followed by total knee replacement (CPT Code 27447), then rotator cuff repair (Acute: CPT Code 23410, Chronic: CPT Code 23412 and Arthroscopic: CPT Code 29827), then carpal tunnel release (CPT Code 64721) and, finally, total hip replacement (CPT Code 27130).
Medicare proposes major physician cuts by Gold, Martin / Orthopedic Design & Technology
Authorization for the surgery was eventually granted and the nurse underwent a right carpal tunnel release in October 2003 and a left carpal tunnel release in February 2004.
NY: no treatment pending carpal tunnel surgery: nurse awarded ... by Tammelleo, A. David / Nursing Law's Regan Report
 
 
 
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