Blog Posts for Carpal Tunnel Release
The North Florida Bone & Joint Specialists blog provides the latest information on orthopaedic conditions, injuries and procedures.
Carpal Tunnel Surgery or Injections: Which Comes First
If you have been diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome, you may assume that treatment follows a predictable path: try a brace, move on to a corticosteroid injection if symptoms continue, and consider surgery only after those options stop working. For some patients, however, research suggests that reconsidering which comes first may be beneficial.
Mini Open Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery
Office-based surgery of the hand and upper extremities offers patients innovative treatment options that maintain the highest safety standards with no increase in complications, infections or adverse outcomes. One of the most common in-office procedures we perform is the Mini-Open Carpal Tunnel Release, which is found to be a safe, minimally invasive option to treat
In-Office Hand Surgery
In-office surgery of the hand and upper extremities offers patients the best of both worlds – innovation and accessibility with safety top of mind. At North Florida Bone & Joint Specialists, our fellowship-trained hand surgeons, Dr. Alex Coleman, Dr. Steven Kronlage and Dr. James Piorkowski, perform various procedures efficiently while maintaining the highest standard of care at our Gulf Breeze and Pensacola locations.