Early recovery after endoscopic vs. short-incision open carpal tunnel release

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 601-604

  Mackenzie, Douglas J ^a,b   Hainer, Richard ^a   Wheatley, Michael J ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034047844     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000637-200044060-00004     Document Type: Article

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