Wrist immobilization after carpal tunnel release: A prospective study

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 64, Issue 3 A, 2006, Pages 596-599

  Martins, Roberto S ^a,b,c   Siqueira, Mario G ^b   Simplício, Hougelli ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SANTA MARCELINA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Surgical decompression; Wrist imobilization

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; SPLINT;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33749517708     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2006000400013     Document Type: Article

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