Patient satisfaction following carpal-tunnel decompression: A comparison of patients with and without osteoarthritis of the wrist

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-3

  Joshy, S ^a,b   Thomas, B ^a   Ghosh, S ^a   Haidar, S G ^a   Deshmukh, S C ^a  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NERVE COMPRESSION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL PATIENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST OSTEOARTHRITIS; WRIST RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33846829948     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-006-0094-y     Document Type: Article

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