Optimal management of carpal tunnel syndrome

International Journal of General Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue , 2010, Pages 255-261

  Ono, Shimpei ^a   Clapham, Philip J ^a   Chung, Kevin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Evidence based medicine; Outcomes; Treatment

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; STEROID;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DENERVATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FRACTURE IMMOBILIZATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; MINI OPEN CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; NERVE CONDUCTION; ONSET AGE; OPEN CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SPLINTING; STEROID THERAPY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE PRESSURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREND STUDY;

EID: 80051802318     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11787074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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