Functional tests for quantifying recovery following carpal tunnel surgery

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 1097-1100

  Sesto, M E ^a   Radwin, R G ^a   Zachary, S V ^a   Rockhill, B J ^b   Harm, C J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b MERITER HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME (CTS); GAP DETECTION THRESHOLD; MAXIMUM VOLUNTARY CONTRACTION (MVC);

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MUSCLE; NEUROSURGERY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PATIENT MONITORING; PINCH EFFECT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ERGONOMICS;

EID: 0442279428     PISSN: 10711813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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