title: Surgical treatment of the carpal tunnel syndrome.
abstract: Surgical decompression was performed in two hundred ninety one cases of carpal tunnel syndrome with good results in 80%, fair results in 10% and poor results in 10% of the cases.
mesh_terms: D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000601:surgery*; D004568:Electrodiagnosis; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008022:Ligaments / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D011247:Pregnancy