Recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 339-345

  Steyers, Curtis M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; MOBILIZATION; NEUROLYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RECURRENT DISEASE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 0036586648     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(01)00005-1     Document Type: Review

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