Ryan T. Hubbard, MD

Carpal tunnel syndrome is the most common compression neuropathy and it affects nearly 12 million Americans and up to 7% of manual labor workers. More than 500,000 carpal tunnel releases are performed annually in the United States to treat patients with severe or refractory symptoms. The primary goal of carpal tunnel release is to transect the transverse carpal ligament to reduce median nerve compression and thereby relieve pain, numbness and tingling, and improve function.