New Carpal Ligament Traction Device for the Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Unresponsive to Conservative Therapy

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-28

  Porrata, Humberto ^a   Porrata, Alejandro ^a   Sosner, Julian ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; SPLINT; TRACTION THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TRACTION;

EID: 33846325867     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: 1545004X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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