Endoscopic carpal tunnel release is preferred over mini-open despite similar outcome: A randomized trial hand

Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

Volumn 471, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1548-1554

  Kang, Ho Jung ^a   Koh, Il Hyun ^a   Lee, Tae Jin ^a   Choi, Yun Rak ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); ENDOSCOPIC CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MINI OPEN CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE TECHNIQUE; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84876675606     PISSN: 0009921X     EISSN: 15281132     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11999-012-2666-z     Document Type: Conference Paper

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