A Readability Study of Carpal Tunnel Release in 2023.

Ankur KayasthaKirthika LakshmananMichael J ValentineHunter D KramerJames KimNicholas PettinelliRobert C Kramer

Published in: Hand (New York, N.Y.) (2024)

The average readability of carpal tunnel surgery online content is three grade levels above the recommended sixth-grade level for patient-directed materials. This discrepancy indicates that existing online materials related to carpal tunnel surgery are more difficult to understand than the standards set by NIH and AMA.

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