Aetiology of the so-called 'idiopathic' carpal tunnel syndrome

Current Orthopaedics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 448-456

  Thurston, A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PYRIDOXINE;

AGE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; ERGOMETRY; FAMILY HISTORY; HANDEDNESS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; NERVE COMPRESSION; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RACE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0034437065     PISSN: 02680890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/cuor.2000.0153     Document Type: Review

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