Revision surgery for persistent and recurrent carpal tunnel syndrome and for failed carpal tunnel release

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 129, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 683-692

  Jones, Neil F ^a,b   Ahn, Hee Chang ^a   Eo, Surak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGERY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84858055700     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3182402c37     Document Type: Article

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