Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Pressure Measurement: A Reliable Technique for Complete Release

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 105-110

  Hashizume, Hiroyuki ^a   Nanba, Yoshifumi ^a   Shigeyama, Yukio ^a   Hirooka, Takahiko ^a   Yokoi, Tadashi ^a   Inoue, Hajime ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel pressure; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Endoscopic carpal tunnel release

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESSURE;

EID: 0031113434     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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