Systematic review of pregnancy-related carpal tunnel syndrome

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 697-702

  Padua, Luca ^a,b   Di Pasquale, Antonella ^b,c   Pazzaglia, Costanza ^a,b   Liotta, Giovanna A ^b,d   Librante, Alessia ^e   Mondelli, Mauro ^f  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Diagnosis; Incidence; Natural history; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; DISEASE COURSE; DYNAMOMETER; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDLINE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 78149308381     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.21910     Document Type: Review

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