Clinical results in severe carpal tunnel syndrome and motor nerve conduction studies

Journal of Orthopaedic Science

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 22-26

  Nobuta, Shingo ^a   Sato, Katsumi ^a   Komatsu, Tetsuro ^a   Miyasaka, Yoshinori ^b   Hatori, Masahito ^c  

^a TOHOKU ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Miyagino Hospital   (Japan)

^c TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Clinical result; Motor nerve conduction study; Severe lesion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTOR NERVE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MYELINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 13244262583     PISSN: 09492658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00776-004-0852-x     Document Type: Article

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