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PreOp® Patient Education: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Repair Surg

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On the day of your operation, you will be asked to put on a surgical gown.
You may receive a sedative by mouth and
an intravenous line may be put in.
You will then be transferred to the operating table.
Your doctor will scrub thoroughly and will apply an antiseptic solution to the skin around the area where the incision will be made.
Next, the surgeon will numb the involved area of the hand and wrist with an anesthetic, either with a local injection or by completely blocking a nerve higher up on the arm.
When the operative field is completely numb the surgeon will make an incision.
Skin and other tissue will be carefully drawn aside to expose the carpal ligament. Patient Education
Then the surgeon will cut the ligament,
relieving pressure on the nerve that runs beneath it.
Finally the doctor will close the incision with fine sutures.
A sterile bandage will be applied and a splint will be put in place to prevent the wrist from moving while healing takes place.
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  • Simple informative video which will help to reassure patients before surgery

  • I think I have tendonitus!

  • xxlolszxx how do you op go?

  • just for Patients

  • thanks for this vid, im having the op tomorrow

    wish me luck!!

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