Splinting and local steroid injection for the treatment of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: Clinical and electrophysiological evaluation

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 573-577

  Hong, Chang Zern ^b   Long, Huong Anh ^c   Kanakamedala, Raghavaiah V ^c   Chang, Ying Ming ^a   Yates, Liva ^c  

^a Jen Ai Municipal Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; TRIAMCINOLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; SPLINTING; STEROID THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0029937203     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(96)90297-X     Document Type: Article

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