Is Cock-up Splint the Right Choice for All of the Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients? A Case Report
Journal Title: Clinical Medical Reviews and Case Reports - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue 1
Abstract
A fifty-year-old woman was the exceptional one who her clinical signs and symptoms was deteriorated after the administration of splinting. She showed deterioration of clinical and electrophysiological parameters after two weeks of using splint combined with steroid. After removing the splint, the patient showed relief of subsequent signs and symptoms.
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- DOI 10.23937/2378-3656/1410083
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