Trends in the surgical treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome: An analysis of the national survey of ambulatory surgery database

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1551-1556

  Soltani, Ali M ^a   Best, Matthew J ^a   Francis, Cameron S ^a   Allan, Bassan J ^a   Panthaki, Zubin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cubital tunnel syndrome; hand surgery; healthcare survey; peripheral nerve surgery; ulnar nerve compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY SURGERY; ARTICLE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; HAND SURGERY; HEALTHCARE SURVEY; PERIPHERAL NERVE SURGERY; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE TRANSFER; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880924763     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: 15316564     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2013.04.044     Document Type: Article

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