Management of extreme carpal tunnel syndrome: Evidence from a long-term follow-up study

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 86-93

  Capasso, Margherita ^a   Manzoli, Claudia ^a   Uncini, Antonino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; Conservative treatment; Extreme carpal tunnel syndrome; Natural history; Nerve conduction studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; THENAR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 67650228339     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21265     Document Type: Article

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