Carpal tunnel pressure alters median nerve function in a dose-dependent manner: A rabbit model for carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Orthopaedic Research

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 218-223

  Diao, Edward ^a   Shao, Fang ^a   Liebenberg, Ellen ^a   Rempel, David ^b   Lotz, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of SSHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Nerve compression; Nerve conduction study; Peripheral nerve morphology

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IN VIVO STUDY; LATENT PERIOD; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT;

ANIMALS; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; MEDIAN NERVE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PRESSURE; RABBITS;

EID: 11044233049     PISSN: 07360266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orthres.2004.05.014     Document Type: Article

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