Safety and Effectiveness of Fluoroscopy-Guided Acupotomy for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized, Patient-Assessor Blind, Parallel Clinical Trial |
Yang, Muhack
(Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Gwangju Medical Center, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University)
Kim, Jae Kyoun (Clinical Trial center, Gwangju Medical Center, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) Park, Gun Woo (Clinical Trial center, Gwangju Medical Center, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) Cha, Eunhye (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Gwangju Medical Center, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) Jang, Jongwon (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Gwangju Medical Center, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) Seo, Jihye (Clinical Trial center, Gwangju Medical Center, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) Lee, Sangkwan (Clinical Trial center, Gwangju Medical Center, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) Kim, Sungchul (Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Medicine, Gwangju Medical Center, College of Korean Medicine, Wonkwang University) |
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