Outcomes Measures Used to Assess Results After Surgery for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Macadam, Sheina A ^a   Bezuhly, Michael ^a   Lefaivre, Kelly A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compression syndromes; cubital tunnel syndrome; outcomes measures; systematic review; ulnar neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATA BASE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HAND SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349617678     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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