Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow. Diagnosis and therapeutic criteria;La neuropatia cubital a nivel del codo. Diagnostico y criterios terapeuticos

Neurologia

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 120-128

  Montserrat, L ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

electrophysiology; entrapment; peripheral nerve surgery; ulnar neuropathy at the elbow

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELBOW; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; NEUROPATHY; ULNAR NERVE; CUBITAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; NOMENCLATURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ELBOW; HUMANS; TERMINOLOGY; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 0030916695     PISSN: 02134853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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