Influence of compensation status on time off work after carpal tunnel release and rotator cuff surgery: A meta-analysis

Patient Safety in Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  de Moraes, Vinícius Ynoe ^a   Godin, Katelyn ^b   dos Santos, João Baptista Gomes ^a   Faloppa, Flávio ^a   Bhandari, Mohit ^b   Belloti, João Carlos ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Hand surgery; Outcomes; Rotator cuff tears; Systematic review; Time to return to work; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RETURN TO WORK; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER SURGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 84872509227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17549493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-7-1     Document Type: Article

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