Somatosensory evoked potentials predict neurolysis outcome in meralgia paraesthetica

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 27-30

  Siu, Timothy L T ^a   Chandran, K Nadana ^a  

^a CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve; Meralgia paraesthetica; Prediction of outcome; Somatosensory evoked potential; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE DURATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LATENT PERIOD; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEUROLYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AGED; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMANS; LEG; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1342344020     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2004.02888.x     Document Type: Article

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