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Materials and Methods: Consecutive patients with idiopathic CTS following percutaneous ultrasound-guided carpal tunnel release (UCTR) were enrolled. CTP was measured preoperatively and immediately after operation. The Boston Carpal Tunnel Questionnaire (BCTQ) and the cross-sectional area (CSA) of median nerve were recorded preoperatively and at 1, 3, and 12 months postoperatively. Results: 37 patients (37 hands; 8 men and 29 females; median age, 59.0 years) were enrolled. CTP significantly decreased immediately from 40.0 (28.0\u201358.0) to 13.0 (8.0\u201320.0) mmHg after UCTR. BCTQ scores significantly improved at 1 month postoperatively, and the improvement trend persisted until 12 months postoperatively (p &lt; 0.001). Preoperative CTP was positively correlated with preoperative CSA and preoperative BCTQ scores (p &lt; 0.05, all). Using group-based trajectory modeling, all patients were categorized into the \u201cgradual recovery\u201d or \u201cfast recovery\u201d group. 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