Long term results of radial tunnel release - the effect of co-existing tennis elbow, multiple compression syndromes and workers' compensation

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1095-1099

  Lee, Jui Tien ^a   Azari, Kodi ^b   Jones, Neil Ford ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Multiple nerve compression syndromes; Radial tunnel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RADIAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RADIAL NEUROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 50649119699     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.07.018     Document Type: Article

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