Static wrist position associated with least median nerve compression: Sonographic evaluation

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 256-260

  Kuo, Mei Hui ^a   Leong, Chau Peng ^a,c   Cheng, Yu Fan ^a   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Median Nerve; Ultrasonography; Wrist Position

Indexed keywords

NEUROLOGY; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ULTRASONICS;

SONOGRAPHY;

BIOMECHANICS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYNAMICS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSITION; WRIST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; POSTURE; SPLINTS; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 0035087866     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200104000-00004     Document Type: Article

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