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Abstract| Volume 39, ISSUE 9, SUPPLEMENT , e28-e29, September 2014

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Simultaneous Bilateral Versus Staged Unilateral Carpal Tunnel Release: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

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DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.06.067
Simultaneous Bilateral Versus Staged Unilateral Carpal Tunnel Release: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
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      Footnotes

      Clinical Paper Session 07: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/Cubital Tunnel Syndrome

      Friday, September 19, 2014 • 1:52–1:59 PM

      Category: Treatment, Surgical Technique, Prognosis/Outcomes

      Keyword: Hand and Wrist, Nerve

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhsa.2014.06.067

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