Common risk factors seen in secondary carpal tunnel surgery

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 262-265

  Schreiber, J E ^a   Foran, M P ^b   Schreiber, D J ^c   Wilgis, E F Shaw ^a  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Key West Neurological   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Risk factors; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL RISK;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 24044470640     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000174358.62299.1b     Document Type: Review

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