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Surgery vs splint

Clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome

Surgery probably leads to higher clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months compared with splint (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.1 [1.04, 4.24]
3 studies · 210 participants
Moderate

Surgery vs corticosteroid injection

Clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome

It is very uncertain whether surgery changes clinical improvement ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months compared with corticosteroid injection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Surgical versus non‐surgical treatment for carpal tunnel syndrome 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.23 [0.73, 2.06]
3 studies · 187 participants
Very low