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The sample included all claims (n\u2009=\u20098,224) filed during 1990\u20131994 (followed through 2000) and receiving lost\u2010work compensation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Sixty\u2010four percent of studied workers had CTS surgery. Among workers with &gt;1 month of lost work, the total duration was much shorter when workers had surgery, versus those who did not (median 4.3 and 6.2 months, respectively;\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001); there was no difference when disability extended &gt;6 months. When workers had surgery, disability was less likely to end before 6 months if non\u2010CTS conditions were present, surgery occurred &gt;3 months after claim filing, or employment was in an industry with high incidence of CTS; disability was more likely to end if the diagnosing provider and operating surgeon had higher CTS claims volume. Physical and rehabilitation medicine services were associated with lower probability of returning to work, with or without surgery.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is a need to scrutinize the role of surgery and physical\u2010rehabilitation medicine modalities in the management of CTS covered by workers' compensation. The findings suggest disability can be minimized by establishing the CTS diagnosis as early as possible and, if surgery is appropriate, conducting surgery without substantial delay and maximizing post\u2010operative efforts to facilitate return to work. Use of surgery &gt;6 months after filing should be considered with great caution. Am. J. Ind. 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