Evaluation of release surgery for idiopathic carpal tunnel syndrome: Endoscopic versus open method

Acta Medica Okayama

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 179-183

  Hasegawa, Kenya ^a   Hashizume, Hiroyuki ^a   Senda, Masuo ^a   Kawai, Akira ^a   Inoue, Hajime ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Endoscopic carpal tunnel release; Open carpal tunnel release; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033174920     PISSN: 0386300X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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