Ulnar neuropathy at the elbow: Clinical and electrophysiological outcome of surgical and conservative treatment

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 145-148

  Smith, Torben ^a   Nielsen, Keld Daubjerg ^a   Poulsgaard, Lars ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Nerve compression syndromes; Sensory and motor conduction; Surgical treatment; Ulnar neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW DISEASE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE DECOMPRESSION; NEUROPATHY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 0033931009     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844310050160006     Document Type: Article

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