Open vs endoscopic carpal tunnel release

Orthopedics

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1025-1028

  Gibbs, Karen E ^a   Rand, William ^a   Ruby, Leonard K ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; OPEN REDUCTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 0029751107     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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