Open Carpal tunnel release - Still a safe and effective operation

Ulster Medical Journal

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 22-24

  Badger, Stephen A ^a,b   O'Donnell, Mark E ^a   Sherigar, Jagannath M ^a   Connolly, Peter ^a   Spence, Roy A J ^a  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; Functional; Improvement; Symptomatic

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND INFECTION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38549097526     PISSN: 00416193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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