Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1401-1409 , September 2010

Sonographic Follow-Up of Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Undergoing Surgical or Nonsurgical Treatment: Prospective Cohort Study

Received 7 December 2009 ,Accepted 3 June 2010.

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 P.J. was a PROSPER Senior Research Fellow funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (grants 3233-066377 and 3200-066378), and S.R. ad H.R.Z. are recipients of educational grants from the Swiss Society of Rheumatology. CTU Bern is supported by the Swiss National Science Foundation.

 No benefits in any form have been received or will be received related directly or indirectly to the subject of this article.

PII: S0363-5023(10)00660-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jhsa.2010.06.010

Journal of Hand Surgery
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1401-1409 , September 2010

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