Electrodiagnostic study of carpal tunnel syndrome in wheelchair basketball players

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-31

  Jackson, David L ^a,b   Hynninen, Brett C ^a   Caborn, David N M ^a   McLean, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Athletes with disability; Median neuropathy; Paraplegia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; BASKETBALL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROPATHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 0029912122     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042752-199601000-00007     Document Type: Article

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