Pathophysiology of nerve compression

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 231-241

  Mackinnon, Susan E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AXONAL INJURY; DEMYELINATION; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SENSORY NERVE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

EID: 0036586649     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(01)00012-9     Document Type: Review

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