Examination of patients for carpal tunnel syndrome sensibility, provocative, and motor testing

Hand Clinics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 269-277

  Palumbo, Carl F ^a   Szabo, Robert M ^b  

^a Indiana Hand Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NERVE COMPRESSION; PROVOCATION TEST; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 0036587073     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(01)00007-5     Document Type: Review

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