Value of some clinical provocative tests in carpal tunnel syndrome: Do we need electrophysiology and can we predict the outcome?

Hand Clinics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-391

  De Smet, Luc ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAMNESIS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREDICTION; PROGNOSIS; PROVOCATION TEST; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0042472857     PISSN: 07490712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0712(02)00129-4     Document Type: Review

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