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Deep infection following open carpal tunnel release

This patient presented a week after carpal tunnel release by another surgeon, complaining of worsening throbbing pain in the hand and pain with any movement of the fingers.The carpal tunnel was found to be filled with pus from a staph aureus deep wound infection.Infection spread into the forearm.She was treated with repeated radical debridement, intravenous antibiotics and selayed wound closure.