Carpal compression test and pressure provocative test in veterans with median-distribution paresthesias

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 107-111

  Kaul, Matthew P ^a   Pagel, Keith J ^a   Wheatley, Michael J ^a   Dryden, John D ^a  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Nerve conduction studies; Physical examination; Positive predictive value; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ROOT COMPRESSION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROVOCATION TEST; RELIABILITY; SOLDIER;

ADULT; AGED; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARESTHESIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VETERANS;

EID: 0035158022     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-4598(200101)24:1<107::AID-MUS14>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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