Little is known about factors that predict return to work following carpal tunnel release. Patients enrolled in a prospective, community-based study of carpal tunnel syndrome in Maine were evaluated with standardized questionnaires preoperatively and 6 months following carpal tunnel release. Univari
Predictors of outcomes of carpal tunnel release
โ Scribed by Jeffrey N. Katz; Elena Losina; Benjamin C. Amick III; Anne H. Fossel; Louis Bessette; Robert B. Keller
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0004-3591
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