The natural history of untreated dorsal wrist ganglia and patient reported outcome 6 years after intervention

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 502-508

  Dias, J J ^a   Dhukaram, V ^a   Kumar, P ^a  

^a GLENFIELD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aspiration; natural history; outcome; recurrence; surgery; wrist ganglia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMB PAIN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; RECURRENT DISEASE; RIGIDITY; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST GANGLION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLION CYSTS; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECURRENCE; SUCTION; WRIST;

EID: 34548529081     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhse.2007.05.007     Document Type: Article

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