Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 147-152 , January 2010

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  • Kyle D. Bickel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Kyle D. Bickel, MD, The Hand Center of San Francisco, 1700 California St., Suite 450, San Francisco, CA 94109

Received 2 November 2009 ,Accepted 3 November 2009.

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PII: S0363-5023(09)00949-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2009.11.003

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 1 , Pages 147-152 , January 2010

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