Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Release

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 441-448

  Cellocco, Paolo ^a   Rossi, Costantino ^b   El Boustany, Stefano ^a   Di Tanna, Gian Luca ^a   Costanzo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Ospedali Riuniti della Marsica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel release; KnifeLight; Limited incision; Median nerve; Mini invasive surgery; Transverse carpal ligament

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NERVE SURGERY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECURRENCE RISK; REVIEW; SKIN INCISION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIGAMENTS, ARTICULAR; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349094950     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2009.06.002     Document Type: Review

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