Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Pregnancy

Orthopedic Clinics of North America

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 515-520

  Osterman, Meredith ^a   Ilyas, Asif M ^a   Matzon, Jonas L ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Lactation; Median neuropathy; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; LIDOCAINE; PLACEBO; STEROID;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORBIDITY; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; PARESTHESIA; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPLINT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; MEDIAN NERVE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866947969     PISSN: 00305898     EISSN: 15581373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ocl.2012.07.020     Document Type: Review

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