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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Medical Service Utilization for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in Korea (2010-2017): A Retrospective, Cross-Sectional Study Using a Nationally Representative Sample from the HIRA-National Patient Sample Database.

Ji Won Kim, Soo Jin Kim, Ye-Seul Lee, Yoon Jae Lee, In-Hyuk Ha, Ju Yeon Kim, Doori Kim

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ji Won KimJaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, 536 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-3100-2098
Soo Jin KimJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 540 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1676-8060
Ye-Seul LeeJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 540 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-6127-5401
Yoon Jae LeeJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 540 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-1532-0942
In-Hyuk HaJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 540 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-5020-6723
Ju Yeon KimJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 540 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0003-4163-8847
Doori KimJaseng Spine and Joint Research Institute, Jaseng Medical Foundation, 540 Gangnam-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06110, Republic of Korea.

Funding

Ministry of Health and Welfare RS-2025-02220164
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carpal tunnel syndromehealthcare utilizationnational patient sample datareal-world data

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PMID41517040
PMCPMC12785344

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