Clinical Course of the Non-Operated Hand in Patients With Bilateral Idiopathic Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1166-1170

  Afshar, Ahmadreza ^a   Yekta, Zahra ^a   Mirzatoluei, Fardin ^a  

^a URMIA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

bilateral; carpal tunnel surgery; Carpal tunnel syndrome; opposite hand; outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYMPTOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34948820736     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.06.003     Document Type: Article

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