Poor Outcome for Neural Surgery (Epineurotomy or Neurolysis) for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Compared with Carpal Tunnel Release Alone: A Meta-Analysis of Global Outcomes

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 983-990

  Chapell, Richard ^a,b   Coates, Vivian ^a   Turkelson, Charles ^a  

^a ECRI ^*  (United States)

^b ECRI   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPINEUROTOMY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; NERVE SURGERY; NEUROLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0142200959     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000076222.77125.1F     Document Type: Article

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