Follow-up after carpal tunnel decompression - General practitioner surgery or hand clinic? A randomized prospective study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24 B, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 296-297

  Atherton, W G ^a,b   Faraj, A A ^a   Riddick, A C P ^a   Davis, T R C ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUTURE REMOVAL; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0033153517     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1999.0068     Document Type: Article

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