Telephone clinic follow-up following carpal tunnel decompression: A 7-year review of service
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Decompression of the Carpal Tunnel
Carpal tunnel syndrome is the commonest cause of acro-paraesthesia in the upper limb and decompression of the median nerve is therefore a common minor operation. On the whole, the procedure has a good reputation for relief of symptoms and freedom from complications, though not in every series has it been troublefree (Table 1). This paper reports a review of shortterm and a random selection of l...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1743-9191
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.08.064