Randomized clinical trial of surgery versus conservative therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome [ISRCTN84286481]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Martin, Brook I ^a   Levenson, Linda M ^a   Hollingworth, William ^c   Kliot, Michel ^d   Heagerty, Patrick J ^b   Turner, Judith A ^b   Jarvik, Jeffrey G ^c  

^a Multidisc Clinical Research Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDIAN NERVE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 14644387592     PISSN: 14712474     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-6-2     Document Type: Article

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