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SynthesisNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2010

Diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of the carpal tunnel syndrome: a review.

Calogero Alfonso, Stefano Jann, Roberto Massa, Aldo Torreggiani

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Synthesis in Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  14. Similar effectiveness of the open versus endoscopic technique for carpal tunnel syndrome: a prospective randomized trial.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Calogero AlfonsoU.O. Ortopedia e Traumatologia, Azienda Ospedaliera di Bologna Policlinico S. Orsola-Malpighi, Via Albertoni, 15, 40141, Bologna, Italy. rinoalfonso@yahoo.it
Stefano Jann
Roberto Massa
Aldo Torreggiani

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The carpal tunnel syndrome is a compressive neuropathy with high incidence rates, and its correct diagnosis, treatment and follow-up may lead to significant benefits in healthcare, social and economic terms. In this review, based on systematic review databases and guidelines, we summarise the appropriate indications for the diagnosis, treatment and follow-up, accompanied, whenever possible, by the levels of evidence and strength of recommendations.

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AnimalsCarpal Tunnel SyndromeHumans

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PMID20145967

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