Does carpal canal stenosis predict outcome in women with carpal tunnel syndrome?

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 102-105

  Bekkelund, Sveir Ivar ^a   Pierre Jerome, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH NORWAY   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging; Outcome; Stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL BONE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0037292359     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0404.2003.02093.x     Document Type: Article

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