Surgery is more cost-effective than splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome in the Netherlands: results of an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial期刊界 All Journals 搜尽天下杂志传播学术成果专业期刊搜索期刊信息化学术搜索

Surgery is more cost-effective than splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome in the Netherlands: results of an economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial

Authors:	Ingeborg BC Korthals-de Bos Annette AM Gerritsen Maurits W van Tulder Maureen PMH Rutten-van Mölken Herman J Adèr Henrica CW de Vet Lex M Bouter

Affiliation:	(1) Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;(2) Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Earth & Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;(3) Institute for Medical Technology Assessment, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands;(4) Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Abstract:	Background Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common disorder, often treated with surgery or wrist splinting. The objective of this economic evaluation alongside a randomized trial was to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of splinting and surgery for patients with CTS.

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