Single-portal endoscopic carpal tunnel release compared with open release: A prospective, randomized trial

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1107-1115

  Trumble, Thomas E ^a   Diao, Edward ^a   Abrams, Reid A ^a   Gilbert Anderson, Mary M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCAR; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036634739     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/00004623-200207000-00003     Document Type: Article

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