CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME: BETWEEN CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT AND THOSE TREATED SURGICALLY AFTER FAILED CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT
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Etiology and Conservative Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a neuropathy caused by entrapment and compression of the median nerve as it passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist, leading to a decrease in nerve transmission to and from the hand. Symptoms include pain, numbness, tingling, aching, and loss of motor and sensory function in the first three digits of the hand. These symptoms are typically worse at night and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Health and Translational Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 2289-392X
DOI: 10.22452/jummec.vol8no1.10