Clinical evaluation and management of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 62-74

  Herbert, Robin ^a,b   Gerr, Fredric ^c   Dropkin, Jonathan ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS); Carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis; Clinical evaluation; Ergonomics; Outcomes; Treatment; Work related carpal tunnel syndrome (WRCTS)

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CORTICOSTEROID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ALGORITHM; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REST; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; SENSATION DISORDERS; VIBRATION;

EID: 0033990418     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(200001)37:1<62::AID-AJIM6>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Review

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