[Management of carpal tunnel syndrome--"bread and butter" in the United States].
In the United States, carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is one of the most common diseases and is well recognized by the general population. The number and amount of workers' compensation claims in the U.S. are enormous and the news has been received high degree of attention. Similar to Japan, the initial treatment is non-surgical, but the failure to non-surgical treatment usually leads to surgical intervention without delay.
Nodera
Hiroyuki
H
Department of Neurology, Tokushima University, Tokushima 770 8503, Japan.
Kaji
Ryuji
R
Kimura
Jun
J
D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology