Incidence of carpal tunnel release: Trends and implications within the United States ambulatory care setting

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1599-1605

  Fajardo, Marc ^a   Kim, Sunny H ^a   Szabo, Robert M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ambulatory surgery; carpal tunnel release; Carpal tunnel syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAND SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84864277403     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2012.04.035     Document Type: Article

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