Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Surgical Versus Conservative Treatment

2 Abstract This thesis is a systematic review of the relevant literature on the efficacy of conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) with final purpose to determine a possible consensus with regard to the choice of initial treatment for CTS. In order to be more reliable the thesis, the...

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Main Author: Gyftokostas, Georgios
Other Authors: Helcl, František
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: 2007
Online Access:http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-287426
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Summary:2 Abstract This thesis is a systematic review of the relevant literature on the efficacy of conservative treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) with final purpose to determine a possible consensus with regard to the choice of initial treatment for CTS. In order to be more reliable the thesis, the author choose mostly researches that used the strongest experimental design and high quality systematic reviews. The author proved that the conservative treatment provides significant benefits in the treatment ofCTS in mild to moderate state ofdisease.