Evaluation of Preoperative Expectations and Patient Satisfaction After Carpal Tunnel Release

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1783-1788

  Kadzielski, John ^a   Malhotra, Leah R ^a   Zurakowski, David ^a   Lee, Sang Gil P ^a   Jupiter, Jesse B ^a   Ring, David ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; outcome; patient expectations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPIRATIONS (PSYCHOLOGY); CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57349097230     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2008.06.019     Document Type: Article

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