Surgical treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome: A randomized study;Estudo randomizado do tratamento cirúrgico da síndrome do túnel do carpo

Acta Ortopedica Brasileira

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 218-221

  Do Nascimento, Thiago Francisco ^a,b   D'Elia, Luiz Fernando Barbiere ^b   Gonçalves, Lucas Oliveira ^b   Dobashi, Eiffel Tsuyoshi ^c  

^a Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Institute ^*  (Brazil)

^b Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Institute

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Postoperative care; Prospective studies

Indexed keywords

EID: 36749007958     PISSN: 14137852     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-78522007000400009     Document Type: Article

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