Neuropathic symptoms and musculoskeletal pain in carpal tunnel syndrome: Prognostic and therapeutic implications

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 115-117

  Lazaro, R P ^a  

^a ALBANY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; muscle pain; neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE INJURY; NEUROPATHY; PAIN; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 0031036416     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(95)00457-2     Document Type: Article

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