A study of the relative responsiveness of five sensibility tests for assessment of recovery after median nerve injury and repair

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 28 B, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 255-260

  Jerosch Herold, Christina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NERVE INJURY; NERVE REGENERATION; NERVE SURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 0037951331     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-7681(03)00017-2     Document Type: Article

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