Unusual causes of carpal tunnel syndrome: Space occupying lesions

Journal of Hand Surgery: European Volume

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 14-19

  Chen, C H ^a   Wu, T ^a   Sun, J S ^a,b   Lin, W H ^b   Chen, C Y ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Hsin Chu General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Gout; Tenosynovitis; Tumors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FOLLOW UP; GANGLION CYST; GOUT; HUMAN; LIPOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBROMA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GANGLION CYSTS; GOUT; HUMANS; LIPOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TENOSYNOVITIS;

EID: 84856294440     PISSN: 17531934     EISSN: 20436289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1753193411414352     Document Type: Article

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