Effectiveness and safety of endoscopic versus open carpal tunnel decompression

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 585-593

  Chen, Long ^a   Duan, Xin ^a   Huang, Xiao ^a   Lv, Jingtong ^a   Peng, Kun ^a   Xiang, Zhou ^a  

^a SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Effectiveness; Endoscopic carpal tunnel release; Meta analysis; Open carpal tunnel release; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME TYPE I; CONVALESCENCE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDOSCOPIC CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NERVE INJURY; NEURAPRAXIA; OPEN CARPAL TUNNEL RELEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PINCH STRENGTH; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REOPERATION; RETURN TO WORK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84897444032     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-013-1898-z     Document Type: Article

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