Patient Satisfaction After Open Carpal Tunnel Release Correlates With Depression

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-307

  Lozano Calderón, Santiago A ^a   Paiva, Alex ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; depression; nerve dysfunction; open carpal tunnel release; patient satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 40749126155     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2007.11.025     Document Type: Article

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