Sonographic follow-up of patients with carpal tunnel syndrome undergoing surgical or nonsurgical treatment: Prospective cohort study

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1401-1409

  Vögelin, Esther ^a,b   Nüesch, Eveline ^a,b   Jüni, Peter ^a,b   Reichenbach, Stephan ^a,b   Eser, Prisca ^a,b   Ziswiler, Hans Rudolf ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; TREATMENT FAILURE; WRIST;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPLINTS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77956387358     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.06.010     Document Type: Article

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