Evaluation of nerve injury and nerve compression in the upper quadrant

Journal of Hand Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 230-240

  Novak, Christine B ^a   Mackinnon, Susan E ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMAN; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FUNCTION; NERVE INJURY; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; RADIAL NERVE; REVIEW; SENSORY EVALUATION; SKIN SENSATION; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; ULNAR NERVE; VIBRATION SENSE;

EID: 17644405423     PISSN: 08941130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.jht.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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