Complications of Endoscopic and Open Carpal Tunnel Release

Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages

  Benson, Leon S ^a   Bare, Aaron A ^b   Nagle, Daniel J ^a   Harder, Valerie S ^c   Williams, Craig S ^a,d   Visotsky, Jeffrey L ^a,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fox Valley Orthopaedic Institute   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; Complications; Endoscopic approach; Open approach

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TENDON INJURY; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 33748029141     PISSN: 07498063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arthro.2006.05.008     Document Type: Article

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