The value of nerve conduction studies in the diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome;Die wertigkeit neurophysiologischer untersuchungen zur diagnosesicherung des karpaltunnelsyndroms

Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 258-262

  Patsalis, Th ^a,c   Gravill, N ^b  

^a Orthopadische Univ Klin E

^b LINCOLN COUNTY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Median nerve; Nerve compression syndromes; Nerve conduction studies; Operative results; Provocative tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REACTION TIME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031949799     PISSN: 07221819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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