Correlation of clinical history and electrodiagnostic abnormalities with outcome after surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 2374-2380

  Choi, Seung Jae ^a   Ahn, Duck Sun ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032411615     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199812000-00016     Document Type: Article

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