Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 147-152

  Bickel, Kyle D ^a  

^a The Hand Center of San Francisco   (United States)

Author keywords

CTS; diagnosis; ECTR; OCTR; outcomes; treatment

Indexed keywords

STEROID;

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; PINCH STRENGTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 72449135389     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.11.003     Document Type: Article

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